Name | Maneaters |
LinkName | Maneaters |
TagType | Lopop |
Description | The locals are cannibals, either out of necessity or out of cultural preference. Some worlds may actually eat human flesh, while others simply require the rendering of humans into important chemicals or pharmaceutical compounds, perhaps to prolong the lives of ghoul overlords. This cannibalism plays a major role in their society. |
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Enemies | Ruthless ghoul leader, Chieftain of a ravenous tribe, Sophisticated degenerate preaching the splendid authenticity of cannibalism |
Friends | Sympathetic local fleeing the fork, Escapee from a pharmaceutical rendering plant, Outsider chosen for dinner, Reformer seeking to break the custom or its necessity |
Complications | Local food or environmental conditions make human consumption grimly necessary, The locals farm human beings, Outsiders are expected to join in the custom, The custom is totally unnecessary but jealously maintained by the people |
Things | Belongings of a recent meal, An offworlder VIP due for the menu, A toxin that makes human flesh lethal to consumers |
Places | Hideous human abattoir, Extremely civilized restaurant, Funeral-home-cum-kitchen |
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