Talk:Gargoyle (Species)

Rainith, where are gargoyles foun in pre-searing? I don't recall running into them. The only part I did't go to much was the catacombs. --Karlos 09:08, 11 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * That's where they are in The Catacombs, I think if you check the Gargoyle page it states where in the catacombs they are located. --Rainith 09:19, 11 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * Thanks. --Karlos 10:21, 11 Sep 2005 (EST)

We should NOT take descriptions/generalizations from other fantasy/myth literature
Gargoyles are living statues shaped as hideous winged demons that rely on deception and illusion to prey on others. - PanSola 05:07, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Neither Gargoyles nor Mergoyles in Guild Wars have wings.
 * Neither rely on deception in the common literature gargoyle sense (not disguising themselves as statues to prey on the unwary)
 * Neither are shaped as the demons, winged or not, of Guild Wars. I doubt they are shaped like demons of other literature though cannot be sure of that.
 * They only "use illusion" in the sense that roughly half of their population in Post-Searing are mesmers (though some are more domination instead of illusion based). It totally disregards the other roughly half of elementalists, or the small set of monks.


 * The wings were off, but that was Rainith and I did not check (had been some time since I saw one back in september). :) Everything else is correct. I am putting it back:
 * Gargoyles are half mesmer, Mergoyles are all mesmer. Wavebreakers are much fewer in numbers and even then rely on hexes too. Overall, I think the connection between the original Gargoyle myth of deception and ANet's depiction of them as at least 70% mesmer is not an accident.
 * Deception and illuion is not meant to be a listing of the attributes they use.
 * They are shaped as hideous demons.. Have you looked at a mergoyle lately?
 * Your edit to address your objection was, quite frankly, not the most informative edit. If you wish to offer an alternative definition, please do so here. And it MUST include the word "hideous"! :) --Karlos 12:38, 21 January 2006 (UTC)