the mighty thor writes...

I hope that the contest isn't over but if it is would some one please tell me who the 14 clans are, here is my guess

1.Manhattan
2.Labyrinth
3.Ishimura
4.guatamala
5.london
6.avalon
7.new olympus
8.loch ness
9.wyvern
10.mars
11.athens, greece
12.ireland
13.new atlantas
14.camelot

JP12@mail.csuchico.edu writes...

The clans contest (this may be rejeced, but I used to play mastermind):
1. The labarinth (clones)
2. Camelot, England
3. A lunar station on the Sea of Tranquility, The Moon
4. Loch Ness, Scotland
5. New Olympus Clan
6. Manhattan Clan, New York
7. Ishimura, Japan
8. Los Angeles, California
9. The Green, Guatemala
10. Easter Island, The Pacific
11. Avalon, Somewhere
12. Just outside London, England
13. Illuminati base, Rome, Italy
14. Mongolia, China

Thanks for the contest. The puzzle is fun.
John Peacock

Justin writes...

The guatemalan clan was almost nearly wiped save four.
did any eggs survive? If so, how many?

Pamber writes...

That Nyrtleka person is right to say I love the Guatemalan gargoyles. Zafiro's my favorite in the whole series!

1. If, say, GARGOYLES is revived, would the garg clans from the Avalon World Tour (Guatemalan in particular;) appear again?

2. Did you have any other plans for the Guatemalan gargs? I'd love to see Zafiro and gang again.

Nyrtleka writes...

A little while ago, I posted a question that connected to your statement of "I expect Angela, Sora, Ophelia, Boudicca, Obsidiana, and Turquesa to all lay eggs in 2008." I have another inquiry connected to the same sentense.

Is Una in that cycle as well? I like the London gargs as much as that person Pamber likes the Guatemalan ones, so I'm very interested in their fates.

Nyrtleka writes...

It seems that naming is not a gargoyle custom. Yet the other clans in the World Tour (London, Ishimura, Guatemala) have names. My question is how did Griff and Una and Leo get their name?

Laura aka 'ad astra' writes...

Having looked through the clan guessing contest, (my next post will be guessing), I realize the clones are one of the clans. [You explicitly gave .5 saying that a location was necessary as well] The thing I do not understand is how. They have one female, and even if they had a female for each male that would not be enough. The only way they could go on to 2158 would be with outside blood. Is that what happened? If so did that come from Goliath's clan? Other clans we have seen or heard of? Which? Combinations?

I have just posted a bunch of stored up questions (10 or so), I have more waiting, but I'll let them wait a bit longer (except the clan contest:), but I do want to take the opportunity to thank you again for reading and answering our questions, and, just as importantly, for creating a story that is so compelling as to grab and keep our interests as Gargoyles continues to do.

Laura aka 'ad astra' writes...

Clan Contest

As the person who (if I remember correctly) guessed enough to be surprising when first you alluded to this on the old Ask Greg [I was the first to bring up Griff's 'Scottish Stock' comment] I feel I must try- but as I look at the many previous attempts I doubt I can get it. I also have a sneaking suspicion some of your answers where different in different replies. Here goes:

The six we know:
-Manhattan (Goliath's)
-Avalon
-New Olympus
-London (or just outside, but owning the London shop)
-Ishimura
-Guatemala

Certain to develop-
-Clones- in Manhattan for lack of a better place. The Labrynth if you want more specificity.

Probably existing already-
-Lochness -Griff's comment, Monsters' plot. And narrowed down from Lexy's multiples guesses

Probably revived in future-
-Wyvern Scotland

Now for intuitive guesses-
-Paris- guess
-China [sometimes seems in either or choice with Paris, sometimes not] probably .5, it is a big country. Since the Yetis in that lost World Tour ep were not gargoyles I can't guess Himalayas, (or have to comment on China and Tibet), and nothing else in that part of the world has been hinted to.

-Camelot- know is .5 from Lexy's multiples. If you want ~less~ specificity I'd say another British clan, around that area- Wales? [I've no sense of Arthurian geography].

-Space station- future (I have a vague memory of it being mentioned)

-California- future (a post with it did well)

Ironically, Africa having large undeveloped regions make it a good candidate for gargoyles surviving, but it seems be discounted by process if elimination.

[I put in my reasons so that my most wild suppositions may seem at least partially logical]

Pamber writes...

Great work on Gargoyles, Mr. W!

With the Guatemalan gargs, the names Obsidiana and Turquesa are similar to the stones obsidian and turquoise. Jade is spelled like another stone, jade. On that sun amulet thing in "THE GREEN", some of the stones were black, green, and I think bluish, which are the same colors as obsidian, jade, and turquoise. I think there's another color also, but I'm not sure. My question is this: is the name Zafiro based on another type of stone?

Pamber writes...

have jade and turquesa returned to guatemala from avalon yet? did they go on adventures wherever avalon sent them?

Nyrtleka writes...

My questions are on the London gargoyles.

1. Are Una and Griff mates? In "M.I.A.", Una seemed to be in love with him. If they ever were mates, will they ever have eggs of their own?

2. Do any London gargoyles appear in Gargoyles: 2185?

I liked those guys, and would like to see more of them.

Faieq Ali writes...

Tell me if I'm wrong, but in Castle Wyvern (994), were there only four generations in the Clan?
The oldest - Hudson
The middle - Goliath, Demona, Iago, Desdemona and Othello
The yougest - Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway
The rookery - The eggs (Angela, Gabriel etc)
Of course there were other gargoyles in each generation but I don't know their names (none of them have any names anyway, except Goliath, in 994.)
But, anyway, were there any other generations in the clan like an older one or one in between the eggs and the Trio's generation.
Each generation should have a ten year age gap(biologically).
The Trio are 18 (biologically) in 994
Goliath is 28 (biologically) in 994
Hudson is around 50 (biologically) in 994
So shouldn't there be a generation between Goliath and Hudson, and a generation between Brooklyn and Gabriel?

Nyrtleka writes...

In the AskGreg Archive, you wrote: "I expect Angela, Sora, Ophelia, Boudicca, Obsidiana, and Turquesa to all lay eggs in 2008."

As I see it, Angela is Broadway's mate, Sora is (presumably) Kai's mate, Ophelia is Gabriel's mate, Obsidiana is Zafiro's mate, and Turquesa is Jade's mate. But what about Boudicca? Did she and Bronx mate? It seems logical, since (other than Fu-Dog) there are no other gargoyle beasts in the series. Is this true?

Faieq Ali writes...

Another guess at the clans contest:
1.Manhatten
2.Ishimura
3.Guatemala
4.London
5.Labyrinth
6.Avalon
7.New Olympus
8.Xanadu, China
9.Paris
10.Loch Ness, Scotland
11.Athens, Greece
12.South Pole
13.Wyvern, Scotland
14. Camelot

DragonWolf writes...

I apologize if this has been ended already, but I'm not sure, so I'll post my clan-area guesses anyway.

1. Manhattan
2. Avalon
3. London
4. Guatemala
5. Ishimura
6. Paris
7. New Olympus
8. Rome
9. China
10. Greece
11. Ireland
12. Germany
13. Canada (Because of the French influence)
14. Mongolia

I didn't say Scotland because Demona insists that there are no more Scottish gargoyles, save the Avalon and Manhattan clans.

Caitlin writes...

I've noticed that a lot of people are putting Antarctica down for the clan contest. But since Antarctica basically has one long day and one long night, what kind of effect would that have on the gargoyles stone sleep cycle?

Caitlin writes...

I'd like to take a shot at this clan contest.

1. Manhattan
2. China
3. Wyvern, Scotland
4. Ishimura, Japan
5. Guatemala
6. New Olympus
7. Avalon
8. London
9. The moon
10. Easter Island
11. Notre Dame, Paris
12. Rome
13. Outer Mongolia
14. Ireland

Michael Norton writes...

Yet another wild guess :)

1)Manhattan
2)Clones, Labyrinth
3)Ishimura
4)London
5)Guatemala
6)Avalon
7)New Olympus
8)Wyvern, Scotland
9)Xanadu, China
10)Loch Ness, Scotland
11)Delphi, Greece
12)Mount Kirkpatrick, Antartica
13)Camelot
14)Giza, Egypt

Nemi writes...

More gueses, and before you even answer my old ones:

1)Manhattan
2)Clones, Labyrinth
3)Ishimura
4)London
5)Guatemala
6)Avalon
7)New Olympus
8)Wyvern,Scotland
9)Xanadu, China
10) Loch Ness
11)Wyvern, Scotland
13)Wherever King Auther sets up his base in the future (Camalot/Tintagale)
14) Cold Trio, where ever they may be

Ambrosia writes...

Yet another guess at the 14 clans:
1. Manhattan
2. London
3. Guatemala
4. Ishimura
5. Avalon
6. The Labyrinth
7. New Olympus
8. Rome
9. Wyvern, Scotland
10. India
11. Camelot
12. Xanadu, China
13. Greece
14. Loch Ness
thank you!

Vashkoda writes...

Ok, let's try to eliminate these in one fell swoop (this is for the clan contest, by the way): Earth's moon, Mars or its moons, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter or its moons, Saturn or its moons, Uranus or its moons, Neptune or its moons, Pluto or its moon, Planet X (the proposed planet beyond Pluto), 'Space Spawn' homeworld, Nokkar's homeworld, the 3rd alien race's homeworld, Manhattan

Lexy writes...

Hello GregFrom a later post I did on what do you consider aclan...
Yes, unpure was what I had in mind when referring to
the New O. clan. But I think time has answered my Q
for me. Thanks. As for spelling..*sighs heavily* I'm
sorry. I promise from now on only to post after I have
gone through each word with a dictionary (has no spell
check:P can you believe that? on a 98'!) unless it is
an extream emergency Q. Your right, if I don't wait
for feed back it is pointless. As far as like where in
Italy..I guess I hadnt been putting down specific
places cuz I thought that would give me a mountain of
half points and drive me clean up a wall. But if it is
mandatory or just helps you out I will do so!:)

1) Manhattan
2) London
3) Ishimura
4) Guatemala
5) New Olympus
6) The Labyrith
7) Avalon

8) Xanadu,China
9) Italy,Rome
10) Turkey
11) Paris,France
12) Antarctica
12) Ireland
13) Lockness,Scotland

P.S: I really will try on the spelling..but..don't expect any miracles.
_________________________________________________

Ambrosia writes...

guesses for the 14 clans:
1. Manhattan
2. London
3. Guatemala
4. Ishimura
5. Avalon
6. The Labyrinth
7. New Olympus
8. Rome
9. Wyvern, Scotland
10. Ireland
11. Tintagel
12. Xanadu, China
13. Athens
14. Loch Ness
thank you!

galvatron writes...

clan contest
1.Manhatten(1)
2.Labyrinth(1)
3.Avalon(1)
4.Ishimura(1)
5.Guatemala(1)
6.London(1)
7.New Olympus(1)
8.Loch Ness(1)
9.Xanadu,China(1)
10.Antarctica(.5)
11.Wyvern,Scotland(1)
12.Camelot(.5)
13.Paris(1)
14.Babylon(0)

minimum of 12
maximum of 12.5

Aris Katsaris writes...

Ed> Ofcourse if it turns out that "Xanadu, China" was completely wrong, everyone will have to *blame* me for misleading them (and yeah I think it was I who first made that guess - "woman wailing for her demon lover" reminded me gargoyles too much for me not to place that guess in there... :-)

Anyway, my own guess:

1.London
2.Manhattan
3.Ishimura
4.Guatemala
5.New Olympus
6.Avalon
7.Paris
8.Lochness, Scotland
9.Labyrinth
10.New Camelot
11.Xanadu, China
12.Antarctica
13.Jerusalem
14.Venice

Ed writes...

Clan guesses... hmm, I'm bound to be useless at this, but I might as well have a go!

Clans existing in 1994:

1. London
2. Ishimura
3. Guatemala
4. New Olympus
5. Rome
6. Xanadu, China*
7. Paris
8. Avalon

New clans by 1996:

9. Castle Wyvern, Manhattan
10. Labyrinth, Manhattan
11. Cairo, Egypt
12. Wyvern, Scotland

13. Norway
14. New Camelot

*I'm not sure who I should give credit for the Xanadu bit to (Aris?) but this isn't one I'd have any idea about the exact location otherwise so apologies to whoever it was.

(And incidentally, responding to your point that Elisa used her thumb to count 'three' on her hand: I count using my thumb too. Sorry this is irrelevant, but it wasn't worth wasting a post over IMO).

Vashkoda writes...

London, Ishimura, Guatemala, Avalon, Manhattan, New Olympus, Paris, Wyvern (Scotland), Xanadu (China), Loch Ness, Labyrinth (Clones), Antarctica, Camelot, Moon

I know I'm not being specific enough on the last few, but I want to be sure of the general location, first.

Lexy writes...

just another guess...

1) Manhattan
2) London
3) Ishimura
4) Guatemala
5) Avalon
6) New Olympus
7) Clones
8) China
9) Rome
10) Antartica
11) Turkey
12) Paris
13) Ireland
14) Scottland

Galvatron writes...

Here are my guesses for the clan contest.
1.Manhatten,U.S.A
2.Labyrinth
3.Avalon
4.Ishimura,Japan
5.Guatemala
6.London,United Kingdom
7.New Olympus
8.Loch Ness,Scotland(the place in Monsters)
9.Xanadu,China
10.Wyvern,Scotland(nostalgia)
11.Ulster,Ireland
12.Greece
13.Egypt
14.Paris,France

Vashkoda writes...

Just trying to eliminate a few:

Moscow, Ishimura, Guatemala, Avalon, Manhattan, New Olympus, Paris, Labyrinth (clones), Easter Island, Loch Ness, space somewhere, Wyvern (Scotland), Antarctica, Ireland

Vashkoda writes...

More guesses:

London, Ishimura, Guatemala, Avalon, Manhattan, New Olympus, Paris, Labyrinth (clones), Easter Island, Loch Ness, space somewhere, Wyvern (Scotland), Antarctica, Camelot

Shari B writes...

Here's my fourth guess at the 14 clans...

1 - London, England
2 - Ishimura, Japan
3 - Guatemala
4 - Loch Ness, Scotland
5 - Wyvern, Scotland
6 - New Olympus
7 - Tintagel
8 - Avalon
9 - Manhattan, NY, USA
10 - Labyrinth, NY, USA
11 - Paris, France
12 - Victoria Land, Antarctica
13 - Xanadu, China
14 - Giza, Egypt

I'm having so much fun with this contest. I've been keeping track of everyone's guesses, and with every new answer I learn (or confirm) something. I was overjoyed when you actually started giving scores. It has become much easier for me to add up the scores since you started telling us the number of half points recently, but it was actually more fun when an 8 might mean 8, or 7 and 2 halves, or 6 and 4 halves, etc. I appreciate all the hints, but please don't give too many more, or you'll be making it too easy for us!

TTFN!!

Nemi writes...

The 14 Clans:

1)Manhattan
2)Clones, Labyrinth
3)Ishimura
4)London
5)Guatemala
6)Avalon
7)New Olympus
8)Wyvern,Scotland
9)Xanadu, China
10)Bermuda Triangle
11)Steel calan New York
13)Easter Island
14)Cold Trio, where ever they may be

-Nemi

Ambrosia writes...

Another try at the 14 clans:
1. Manhattan
2. Avalon
3. Ishimura
4. Guatemala
5. New Olympus
6. Clones/Mutates
7. London
8. Rome
9. Wyvern, Scotland
10. Xanadu, China
11. Loch Ness
12. Ireland
13. Camelot
14. Athens, Greece
thank you!

Lexy writes...

Hello Greg:)

*checks out the latest Contest guesses* yup, just as I thought, I wouln't have said anything original;) But I _did_ happen to think up some more Q's at work. Exciting hey?

1) You said that there was a rather large gargoyle clan somewhere outside of London. That we just happened to only see Grif, Una, and Leo.
What is their purpose for staying at that store?

2) Do they keep in correspondence with the rest of the clan?

3) How often do they visit?

4) For question one. Was it the clans' idea for the shop or just Una, Grif, and Leo's?

5) When Grif vanshied with Goliath and was missing for all that time, did the clan try and search for him? Where they even informed? (duh but still)

6) Did Una and Leo continue to stay at that store in the hope that Grif would return someday? Or was it just some job that they were assigned and Grif or no they stayed??

7) About Grif and Una. I dont know if someone asked this or not before. I don't recall seeing it. So sorry in advance if this is old news:P But Una seemed to like him a lot. I guess I dont know if they were actually an item or not. Where they? Or was it just Una that felt that way? Or did I totally screw it up again like the whole Angela Gabe thing and she's alone or with Leo for crying out loud??

8) In the event that the answer was "Ya _duh_ they are an item. Haven't you been paying attention in here?". Then will the age differnce that they now have do any damage to the relationship?

Ok, thats enough on that topic. Thanks Greg!;)

DougJoe writes...

Attempt at the 14 Clans...

1. London, England
2. Ishimura, Japan
3. Guatemala
4. New Olympus
5. Manhattan, NY, USA
6. Camelot, England
7. Paris, France
8. Los Angeles, CA, USA
9. Wyvern, Scotland
10. Avalon
11. Ireland
12. Rome, Italy
13. Cairo, Egypt
14. Moscow, Russia

LSZ writes...

Did Macbeth ever encounter any Gargoyles besides Demona in the centuries between his first 'death' and his first encounter with Goliath's clan in the 20th century?

Zeliard writes...

More on 14 clan contest...

1.Manhattan
2.New Olympus
3.London
4.Avalon
5.Guatemala
6.Ishimura

7.Wyvern
8.Circe
9.Planet Pluto (I think I watch too much Starship Troopers)
10.Labyrinth, the clones and mutates
11.Tibet
12.Camleot
13.Under the earth's surface, underground Gargoyles!
14.Paris

Zeliard writes...

Clan Contest

1.Manhattan
2.Avalon
3.Ishimura
4.London
5.Guatemala
6.New Olympus

7.Paris
8.Ireland
9.Tibet
10.Camelot
11.Wyvern
12.Circe
13.Atlantis
14.Labyrinth

Ambrosia writes...

hmm, how about these guesses:
1. Manhattan
2. Avalon
3. London
4. Quatemala
5. Ishimura
6. The Clones and Mutates
7. New Olympus
8. Rome
9. Wyvern
10. Bejing, China
11. Loch Ness
12. Ulster, Ireland
13. Easter Island
14. Camelot
thank you!

Scorch writes...

My 14 guesses:

1. Eyrie building, Manhattan
2. Ishimura
3. London
4. Guatemala
5. Avalon
6. New Olympus
7. Wyvern
8. Loch Ness
9. Underwater
10. Manhattan Sewers
11. The moon
12. Viet Nam
13. The Northwest Territories, Canada
14. Newfoundland, Canada

Ambrosia writes...

yet again:
1. Manhattan
2. Avalon
3. London
4. Guatemala
5. Ishimura
6. Mutates/clones
7. New Olympus
8. Easter Island
9. Rome
10. Ireland
11. Wyvern, Scotland
12. China
13. Greece
14. Loch Ness
thank you!

Ambrosia writes...

Another try at the 14 clans:
1. Manhattan
2. Avalon
3. London
4. Guatemala
5. Ishimura
6. Mutates/Clones
7. New Olympus
8. The Coldtrio
9. Easter Island
10. Rome
11. Wyvern, Scotland
12. Xanadu, China
13. Ireland
14. Greece
Thanks!

Faieq Ali writes...

Another guess at the 14 clans:

1.Manhattan
2.Avalon
3.Guatemala
4.New Olympus
5.London, England
6.Ishimura, Japan
7.The Labyrinth
8.Xanadu, China
9.Cairo,Egypt
10.Paris, France
11.Pompeii, Italy
12.LA, California
13.Loch Ness, Scotland
14.Sydney, Austrailia

Shari B writes...

OK, I think I've actually figured something out this time, so let's see if I'm right. This one should be pretty close. Either that, or I need to totally rethink my reasoning! Here's my third guess on the 14 clans...

1 - London, England
2 - Ishimura, Japan
3 - Guatemala
4 - Loch Ness, Scotland
5 - Wyvern, Scotland
6 - New Olympus
7 - Camelot
8 - Avalon
9 - Manhattan
10 - Labyrinth
11 - Paris, France
12 - Antarctica
13 - Xanadu, China
14 - Giza, Egypt

Tana writes...

Yeah, I'm just trying out different specifics since you said being specific counted...just give me a score and my tyca. ^_^

1)Manhattan, New York
2)Clones, New York
3)Avalon
4)Guatemala
5)New Olympus
6)Ishimura, Japan
7)London, England
8)Paris, France
9)Wyvern, Scotland
10)Beijing, China
11)Athens, Greece
12)Belfast, Northern Ireland (aka Ulster)
13)Kilaminjaro, Africa
14)Easter Island

Tana writes...

1)Manhattan, New York
2)Clones, New York
3)Avalon
4)Guatemala
5)New Olympus
6)Ishimura, Japan
7)London, England
8)Paris, France
9)Wyvern, Scotland
10)Xanadu, China
11)Athens, Greece
12)Belfast, Northern Ireland (aka Ulster)
13)Kilaminjaro, Africa
14)Easter Island

Tana writes...

1)Manhattan, New York
2)Clones, New York
3)Avalon
4)Guatemala
5)New Olympus
6)Ishimura, Japan
7)London, England
8)Paris, France
9)Wyvern, Scotland
10)Xanadu, China
11)Delphi, Greece
12)Belfast, Northern Ireland (aka Ulster)
13)Kilaminjaro, Africa
14)Easter Island

Tana writes...

Clans: I know I don't have them all right, but it's worth a shot...

1)Manhattan, New York
2)Clones, New York
3)Avalon
4)Guatemala
5)New Olympus
6)Ishimura, Japan
7)London, England
8)Paris, France
9)Wyvern, Scotland
10)Bei-Jing, China
11)Delphi, Greece
12)Belfast, Northern Ireland (aka Ulster)
13)Kilaminjaro, Africa
14)Easter Island

Lexy writes...

1) Manhatten
2) Clones
3) London
4) Ishimura
5) Avalon
6) New Olympus
7) Guatemala
8) China
9) Italy
10) Paris
11) Ireland
12) Russia
13) Turkey
14) Greece