Category talk:Queen Marikith

There are two listing for the queen in question, The Hive Queen & Queen Marikith. One should go away both here and in the Catalogue. I vote for axing the first.Cure 19:22, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

One is a species, the other is an individual. DeepShadow 19:38, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

EVen granting that, they cite different sources which should in fact be the same or at least very largely the same. And that brings us to the next point, a species of one. Does every case of such deserve two pages, no cases of such deserve two pages, or should it be addressed case by case?Cure 11:41, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

I would like to see even a "species of one" get a page for the species and a page for the individual. In most cases, it's really "species we only know one of". Nothing stops a DM from making more. Even the catalogue entry for Queen Marikith says Mostly unique to Timor. I'm guessing (books still packed) that is a quote/paraphrase from DoDread. If so, the designers were clearly leaving the door open for more of them. (In fact I think I recall something in the original desription of her that detailed how another could be created.) See also Aggie/Undead Lake Serpent.

As for the sources, Queen Marikith cites the most recent stats for the species. It probably should cite the originals in IoT as well. The Hive Queen cites the background and stats of the NPC, which are different. -- Gonzoron 14:28, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Insofar as in her homeworld, her mother feared marikith and recognized a queen when she saw one, she cannot be a species of one. Moreover, she was laying new queens as of Shadow of the Knife, AND there was the possibility that one of the infant queens escaped, so she is definitely not a species of one. DeepShadow 14:52, 8 March 2010 (UTC)