Very small new speculation on Hylotls

im watching bartwes stream and i saw this in the code for where different species would describe or talk about humans


"yummy human" is definitely not something i would have predicted a hylotl to say, this seems interesting and provides an extremely small view on their personalities
(also i know bartwe doesnt like us recording his streams, so if this is against the rules then please inform me)

Edit: also i feel i should say. i fucking love this take on hylotls. Didnt see it coming at all.

 

Florans eat everything, But humans must be a delicacy for hylotyls. I like this twist. Love it love it love it.

 

Cannibal!

Hmm that does bring some interesting speculation.

 

I meant to say that humans must be a delicacy to hylotyls. I fixed it though.

Although....

 

After reading this, i'm not choosing a hylotl. Novakid 4thewin

 

Maybe it's a new take on sushi?

 

Fishes strike back.
I don't find aliens (in this case Hylotls/Hylotli?) seeing humans as food anything weird. They're alien after all

 

Sophistication and being carnivorous are not mutually exclusive

 

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The problem with White Gloves is that they were murderers. Now, from what I heard there were cultures (gone now I think) that considered eating the bodies of the dead as a tribute to them -> their death having a meaning and being used as a means of strengthening the community. Now most of the Western Civilization considers cannibalism (and by extent eating other sentient species) to be a horrible thing mostly due to the influence of religion. With Hylotls/Hylotli the thing might have went a bit different during their social development than in case of humanity. Hylotli might have had the eating enemies as a honour to them as part of their culture, and they lacked any influence that would remove it during their growth leading them to consider eating the dead of other species as a viable option. Of course due to the eating of the dead being a highly ritual thing a whole huge branch of cuisine might have developed around it. Note that we also have a habit a cooking really tasty dishes for our social rituals.

 

Dang, now I have to burn Hylotl and Floran villages.

 

Well, Florans eat EVERYTHING. Maybe hylotyls are more specialized on eating humans.

 

I noticed on there how the Florans say something like "Sssilly human", which sort of sounds like a Gollum reference. In my opinion it would make more sense if they switched the descriptions.

 

You have a great point. They could be similar to the Bosmer of the elder scrolls series, who eat their own dead and their honored enemies as a religious ritual. This could be a battle taunt similar to 'You will be delicious' meaning basically 'I will kill you.'

 

Not to mention I know in some other cultures that besides from honoring the dead by eating them they believed by eating the dead you gained their strength and thus would become a better warrior.

 

Poor humans they just can't get a break why must we be so delicious?

 

When you really think about it, humans eat just about anything too.

 

Florans definitly prefer Avians for a good snack

 

Its also a great way to spread diseases