Bad Gomes – Overview
Gomes, like humans, are not always all good or all bad but in this category I will describe gomes that don;t seem to be helpful to Finnley, Hadley and their friends. I am putting them roughly in the order that… Continue reading “Bad Gomes – Overview”…
Gomes – An Introduction
The complicated lives of the strange rock creatures that we know as gomes have been mixed up with the lives of humans for only the past few thousands of years here on planet Earth. Gomes are far older than humans. … Continue reading “Gomes – An Introduction”…
Gome Clans – Blackhope Scar
In Blackhope Scar we are introduced to a few of the different types of gome that inhabit Scotland: Bog Murtles I don’t know why I even started this list with Bog Murtles, because it is not entirely clear whether Bog… Continue reading “Gome Clans – Blackhope Scar”…
Gome Clans – Twilight Cave
Slate Gomes Although much more fragile and brittle than many gomes this clan makes up for their physical weakness by being smart and tracking on a lot of details. Slate gomes are often employed as bureaucrats, and accountants. They record… Continue reading “Gome Clans – Twilight Cave”…
Stinky-The-Bog-Murtle
We meet this rude and smelly creature in Blackhope Scar when Finn described throwing his juggling balls at it in the tree at the bottom of Uncle Hugh’s garden in Tobermory (on the island of Mull off the west coast… Continue reading “Stinky-The-Bog-Murtle”…
Bluebeard
We learn that Bluebeard is Wullie’s arch-enemy. He hates all humans, although he will work with crooks if he thinks it will help him defeat Wullie. This is how Finn first describes Bluebeard in the bowels of The Rusty Pelican… Continue reading “Bluebeard”…
Baldo-The-Bladderwort
Baldo is one of the scariest gomes that we meet in the Blackhope Scar story. He is a wild and cruel creature that has a vicious lobster spike on one of his hands that he uses as a weapon. It… Continue reading “Baldo-The-Bladderwort”…
Big Tek
We meet this unpleasant gome during the climax of the Blackhope Scar story under the vaults of Edinburgh Castle. This massive round gome is made of tektite which is a type of rock that was formed under tremendous heat (perhaps… Continue reading “Big Tek”…
Desperandum
This evil and powerful character can do things that we have not seen other gomes do. His body is covered in strange black gome symbols that can be mistaken for graffiti. Because of this he is able to spend time… Continue reading “Desperandum”…
Nicomedes
This green slate gome works as Catalysmo’s main assistant. He is a pessimistic and gloomy character who bears a great grudge against Wullie-The-Mahaar-Gome because in some previous battle Nicomedes lost one of his feet and a hand. The damage was too… Continue reading “Nicomedes”…
Lapislutum
A Mudstone gome and one of the most feared leaders of the Barcelundan guard. His head is covered in strings of signet rings that he took from the fingers of dead knights in ancient battles. He can tie these back… Continue reading “Lapislutum”…
Mhairhidgh Dubh (“Varry Doo”)
This gome witch is also called the Weird of Calanais (a weird is an old word for witch or wizard). She lives out in the slimy peat bog near Cnoc Liath on the moors northwest of Stornoway. Here is how… Continue reading “Mhairhidgh Dubh (“Varry Doo”)”…
Twilight Cave – Minor Characters
Here are some new gome characters that we meet in Twilight Cave: Malbeg Another Mudstone gome in the Barcelundan guard and a good friend of Lapislutum. Gneiss Gneisserson He is the chief of the Migmatite clan and a great friend… Continue reading “Twilight Cave – Minor Characters”…
Catalysmo
Catsalysmo-The-Great-Translator (as he calls himself) is a cunning and evil creature who hides his lowly background and aspires to become one of the most powerful gomes in all of Europe. We first meet him in Chapter XXVII of Twilight Cave… Continue reading “Catalysmo”…
The Venatores
The Venatores – This pair of silent gomes appear like clones of each other. They do not speak. They appear to have no personality. They can change shape so that they blend in and can look like white marble vases… Continue reading “The Venatores”…