Appearing in "Red Lace (Part IV of IV) - Shall Skranos Fall?"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Suumaro
- Ramin (First appearance)
- Quillos (First appearance; dies)
- Apah Alah
Antagonists:
- Oryx
Other Characters:
- Mitra (Invoked)
- Ishtar (Invoked)
- Dom (mammoth)
- Mother of Mitra (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Behemoths (Mammoths)
- Gods (Invoked)
Realities:
Locations:
Items:
- Sacred Emblem (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
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Synopsis for "Red Lace (Part IV of IV) - Shall Skranos Fall?"
Red Sonja is keeping her pledge to her friend Suumaro, to bring him back from the netherworld, and to make him king of Scranos. Red Sonja is not certain what she will find there, but knows sorcery will be a foot, and as she comes into a city that is in decay, she makes her way into a harem and switches clothes with one of the dancers to walk about in the city. She meets an old foe Oryx, but he does not recognize her, which is surprising because of her notable red hair. He tries to kill her and an albino woolly mammoth herdsman aids her by calling the wooly mammoth, Dom, to actually kill Oryx, who is the rightful heir to the throne, but not the legitimate heir as is Suumaro. She then goes with the albino and many woolly mammoths to the palace, where the dying father of Suumaro lies. She tells him of the death of his would be heir, to which he replies he was not his favorite, and was rather a strutting buffoon. The Crown is too strong for Red Sonja, and reduces her to a skeleton. Suumaro’s father makes a deal with the sorceress, Apah Alah, that he would, indeed give his love to her. She releases the curse, which allows Suumaro to come back from the netherworld, and she goes off with her husband, Quillos, the father of Suumaro. Apah Alah Still loves him and wants him even in his decrepit state. As his life ends, he seems to go with a smile.
This leaves Suumaro, who is now king of Scranos with Sonja, but Red Sonja interrupts him with his proposal for her to be his queen, she even stated at some point she might consider marriage and children, but not now. And he understands the nature of Red Sonja and bids her farewell. He states “do what you must Red Sonja of Hyrkania wander strange byways and leave a trail of legend and glory that the chronicles will scribble of for a thousand centuries. But always remember that once in a distant land somewhere far behind you, a man loved you. Perhaps that memory will make some cold cloudless night just a little bit warmer, and, if it does, then it will all have been worth it, after all.”
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Red Sonja Official Website
- Red Sonja article at Wikipedia
- Red Sonja (Movie) article at Wikipedia
- Red Sonja (Movie) entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)