I have noticed that wherever there is a gold mien, there is a herd of Ubers hanging around. There is obviously some sort of connection there, so I began wondering what it might be....
I thought "maybe they are attracted to glittery things." Then I thought, "Well, I don't see a bunch of Ubers hanging around silver mines, or crystal mines. You'd think they would LOVE crystal mines if they liked glittery things." No, it must not be the glitter. So what is it?
Then I thought, "in the world of Planeshift, anything is possible, maybe they EAT gold!" This seemed like a good explanation...the Ubers can sniff it out and eat it, much like wild boars sniff out and eat tubers. But then, this seemed unlikely....after all, you wouldn't see a pack of Rottweilers just standing around while a bunch of stray cats stole fromt heir food bowl, why would a herd of big, tough Ubers just stand around and let a bunch of pipsqueek humanoids steal their food? "No", I thought, "That can't be it."
So, what then?..........Aha! Ubers must excrete gold! Whatever it is they eat, their wierd, magical digestive tract turns it into gold and they bury their droppings jsut like a cat or dog would. Now, that makes sense! Much like the worms in Dune, what they consider offal, we consider priceless! That means that the mighty Uber wouldn't mind a bunch of pests digging around his litter box, after all, they're helping clean the place up! Why bother squashing the little buggers when they are doing you a favor?
So, is that it? Is that why the Ubers are always hanging around the gold mines, while little creatures scurry around unheeded?
