I think a Polynesian myth specifically the one from the mighty Maori culture would give the fans a needed versatility and a unique story to play and learn.
MAORI
Tane - God of Forests and Birds
Tawhirimatea - God of Weather
Tumatauenga - God of War, Cultivation, and Cooking
Uenuku - God of the Rainbow
Punga - God of Ugliness and Deformed Things
Whiro - God of Darkness and Evil
Maori Bestiary:
- Aitu - spirits/demons.
- Hahau-whenua - gigantic fish the size of New Zealand’s north island.
- Hakawai - omen-inducing harbingers of war birds.
- Hakuturi - bird-like guardians of the forest; children of Tane.
- Kawau - an extremely gluttonous and greedy ogress who devoured her children and binged on food.
- Maero - dark body haired giants with #### ####### and sharp fingernails. They love to kill and eat people.
- Manaia - head of a bird, tail of a fish and body of a man; messengers between the mortal world and the spirit domain.
- Ngarara - massive reptilian ogres/ogress.
- Nuku-mai-tore - forest-dwelling spirits.
- Patupaiarehe - pale skinned humanoids with red or blonde hair; they can summon mist and cast invisibility among structural objects.
- Ponaturi - goblins who live underground beneath the sea. They dread sunlight and come in swarms.
- Porotai - creatures that are half-flesh; half-stone. They have two faces and are invisible to humans.
- Pou-a-hao-kai - a massive cannibal ogre consistently ate large canoes and men. Only way to quell this monstrosity is by shoving large burning stones in its throat.
- Poukai - think Haast’s eagle but on a mythical scale in terms of power and size.
- Taniwha - gigantic supernatural beings that live in caves or water - very dangerous to people. They look like a hybrid version of a shark and a crocodile with spikes on their backs and can swim and walk on land.
- Te Wheke-a-Muturangi - a colossal and monstrous octopus.
- Tipua - demons with different shapes and sizes; these can also be common inanimate objects as well.
- Tutaua - a large demonic tree that produces an eerie noise.
- Tuna Tuoro - a dangerous mythical monster that could bark like a ravenous dog, attack humans, and can sink underground.
- Tutunui - a mythical whale and a steed of Tinirau, the god of fishes. It is capable of capsizing ships.
- Waitoreke - otter/beaver like mythical creatures.
Titan:
Matuku - a gigantic ogre-like monstrosity with overwhelming power who is capable of killing “divine-like” beings. The tail is where its titanic strength lies.
A “beachy” terrain inhabited by the Maori civilization would also be a great eye-candy for AoM players, too.
Should the Maori Mythology be added in Age of Mythology II?
- YES! We need the Maori myth in this game 100%. Their myth, culture, and architecture are unique enough.
- No. Not interested.
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