The Pool of the Black One

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"The Pool of the Black One" is a Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard. First published in October, 1933.

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Tropes used in The Pool of the Black One include:

• Blue and Orange Morality: There's no real explanation for why the Black Ones do what they do to the crew unless it's For the Evulz.
• Cower Power: Thrown to the ground, Sancha cowers
• Damsel in Distress: Sancha
• Eldritch Abomination: the Black Ones
• Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Conan shakes Sancha until she agrees to help
• Klingon Promotion: Conan. No one would miss the old one anyway
• Magic Music: The Black ones use a magic flute to steal the souls of the crew.
• The Men First: Conan takes care that everyone leaves before him
• Murder Water: The pool
• Our Giants Are Bigger: Black -- but not Negro