Come, children. Gather 'round and hear the tale of the
land of Albian where the magical creatures called Norns ran free. It was
a place of magic and wonder where the norns lived happily under the guidance
of one of us, (Actually, there's lots of us helping those cute Norns.)
selected for his unyielding love and devotion. (Not to mention the thirty
bucks in his wallet.) There were times when life was rough. Food was scarce,
and carrot-beetles ravaged the crops. The Norns became ill and had to be
quarantined. The first winter was harsh, but turkey and cheese was in abundance
(cortesy of the item-injector.)and the Norns were happy and full of glee as they played in the snow with
their presents. Only the evil Grendel was left out to shiver in the cold,
his parasitic marrow freezing. (Haleluja, haleluja!) The summer days were
good to our little friends as they sipping pink lemonade in the sun and
played with coconuts on the beach. (I hope they wore sunscreen!) Through
the good and the bad, times came and gone, the life of some Norns came full circle,
and their was much woe, only to be lessened the the arrival of new Norns
who's circle had just begun. (sniff, sniff. No, truly! My eyes are misting...) All would be reunited someday, they knew, in a
place unseen. Eventually this became a part of their culture, passed on
through generations. And surely, as centuries past, the Norns evovled. No
longer were they artificial pets. They were artificial life...
What
it boils down to is that Creatures creatures artificiallife. Yes,
yes, you've heard it before but as a die-hard computer and video game-fan since
I was old enough to press keys, (age two) I give you my word that this is the best
thing to come along yet. I salute the game, I salute Mindscape, I salute Cyberlife,
I salute everyone who owns a copy of this game. Try it NOW. Yes, you. NOW! You! The
geek who's browsing this page snickering with a finger up his nose and his putz
friend beside him! *Huh, huh. This page is mental! Heh heh! (nasal snort.)*
I Publicly DARE You To Try It!!
For all you fellow
norn-lovers, please move on. Spread the word like Paul Revere! THE NORNS ARE COMING,
THE NORNS ARE COMING!
If you are to browse this site, and all others dedicated to Creatures, you must first
be initated to the lingo used here and around the page. You may have seen terms
like "type 3 norn" or "purple mountain norn". These are simply terms used to
specify all the subspecies of Norns. The chart below outlines all these
different species and show you what they look like for quick identification.
The method of classification may differ slightly from others (some call purple
mountain norns 'type 4') but it is generally the most common method used. Thank you
to Brendon at The Norn Breeding
and Genetics Playground for letting me use this great GIF.
Introduction
