[HoE] Throckmorton in General

[brown@successsrv.success.gatech.edu (Mark Gravitt)]

> 
>      Ok, this has been bugging me since I first read it.  This is a
> mouthful.  There's got to be some hidden secret here that we are missing
> that's staring us in the face.  I spent a bit of time yesterday trying to
> spell out Hellstromme using "Throckmorton's Automatons" to no avail.  I'm
> sure I will kick myself when I find out the secret here.  Does the name
> Throckmorton mean anything to anyone?  
> 
> Don S.
> 


I've been meaning to ask "Why Throckmorton?"  This surname has appeared as an
antagonist or apparent antagonist in at least two RPGs (HoE and Over The Edge)
and several unrelated novels.  What is it about this name?

Mark "DragonCon countdown begun" Gravitt