#uberwald

"Your grasp of political reality is masterly, Vimes. You lack only the appropriate vocabulary."

I've decided to work on learning Russian, using Duolingo, as you do, when i learned how the word for wolf looks like in Cyrillic.

My Discworld (and English reading) infected brain, screeched to a halt.

....

Wait. Wait a damned minute. I know that word.

...did Terry Prachett make a hidden joke about Bonk meaning WOLF (if it was in Cyrillic to English readers)... in a freaking book about WEREWOLVES?!!! THAT HAS A TON OF RUSSIAN REFERENCES?!?!?!?!

Sir! Sir! Sir Terry Pratchett... you bastard (respectfully) and not the camel! How in the blazes are you doing this? I've been reading Discworld for nearly three decades at this point. How do you still manage to flatten me with surprise at hidden jokes like this! How?!

Uberwald: Head of State & Nobility

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Head of State: Vladdy Daddy The Count of Uberwald

Count Vladislaus appears to be a toothless hereditary monarch like the kings and queens of Tredonia. But reality is a bit more complicated.

On paper, the Counts of Uberwald have a simple succession of system of absolute primogeniture. The current count, after all, is (theoretically) the fourth of his name. But the Counts of Uberwald have always been strangely similar in a way that goes beyond family resemblance. They have never liked to go out in daylight, have always been gifted pipe organ players, and have always had strikingly angular faces with gray-toned skin, white hair, and pale eyes.

And while I agree, one part of me does wonder about what kind of potential there is in a crossover where a vtm vamp does enter the DW world and somehow finds a way to survive there, how they would interact with the inhabitants and how life in such a different place would change them.

Many vtm vampires aren't evil for no reason-there are many factions that have developed philosophies and moral systems which are very different from what normal humans consider to be "good" or "normal". For example, the Path of Metamorphosis forbids being concerned about mortals or heeding the needs of others, and commands you to alter your physical form.

The Kuei-Jin are Vtm's take on vampires from Asian folklore. mixed with horror films and anime. They are created created when the souls of people sent to hell escape into the mortal world and possess their own bodies, and now have to "redeem" themselves from their past sins in various ways, from refining their powers to following various philosophies called Dharma.

Uberwald is based off Hammer horror movies, and I thought it would've been wonderful if Pratchett was into Asian horror films too and chose to include asian-inspired vampires into his story.

If there is one person who could succesfully pull off a story which pokes fun at the "Asian vs the West" culture clash trope it would be the late pterry (GNU).