Tolkemec – Tolkemec the betrayer
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Tolkemec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Nails
Level 88+ Pyromancers must defeat Tolkemec and his Minions to earn the Sun Serpent Spell.
“One has come into this place… bones still wreathed in flesh. Let us free their bones from that weak, useless flesh!” – Tolkemec
“Red Nails” is the last of the stories featuring Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936, the months after Howard’s suicide. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan entering a lost city whose degenerate inhabitants are entangled in a murderous blood feud. Due to its dark themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore while also cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.
In the story Conan and his companion, Valeria venture into a city, which is known as Xuchotl. They are welcomed by the king and queen, Olmec and Tascela.
Olmec recounts that the city was built centuries before its current inhabitants arrived. One day, a slave — Tolkemec — betrayed his master and guided the newly arrived invaders into the city while slaying the original inhabitants. The conquerors were led by two brothers, Tecuhltli and Xotalanc, who ruled peacefully over their city until Tecuhltli stole Xotalanc’s bride. Meanwhile, Tolkemec betrayed both sides for his own reasons and was exiled to the catacombs. Nails driven into a pillar inside of Olmec’s stronghold keeps count the number of slain rivals, and provides the title for this story.
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Weird Tales July, 1936 cover is borrowed from Wikipedia. It is in the public domain.
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