In Sarnoth proper the currency is “coins” carved from stone and laced with unobtrusive Resonance tech to protect against counterfeiting. But any money people had with them wasn’t of much use once they found themselves in a colony and on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pohl understands the importance of getting the kids gifts from Dad's trips.
My original draft of Scar included a big bushy beard, but after some soul-searching it just doesn't make sense to me that sarnothi would have facial hair. I can barely rationalize the hair they have already. ;)
Selkie's issues with cold (and by extension all sarnothi) aren't an intolerance so much as a need to avoid hibernation during winter-level temperatures. It's especially important on the surface to avoid hibernation states, because fluctuating temperatures can pull them in and out of torpor, which isn't all that much fun.
Initially I had Then bantering with the two new sarnothi in the final panels, but got to thinking about the reader comments about Selkie breathing in a wetsuit and a funnier idea came in my head. Thanks, everyone.