FARPFARP
Real Name:
Farp
Identity/Class: Human;
likely active in the Middle
Ages (see
comments)
Occupation: Stable boy
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Rosalie
(pet lizard);
he unwittingly saved Kodom
Shath and the Little
People of Idlewood from Rosalie
Enemies: His mother
was not necessarily his enemy, but she was pretty harsh with him;
a moth unwittingly flew into his mouth;
he was fearful of
"slow-footed gnarl-whappers," "double-nosed toad-dunkers" and "invisible
six-armed gully-whompers" (any or all of which may have imaginary or
real beings)
Known Relatives: Unidentified mother
Aliases: "Fool," "imbecile," "jello-brained wombat," "moron," "pathetic oaf" (all from his
mother)
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
at least formerly an unspecified location in the
vicinity of the region of the Little
People of Idlewood;
First Appearance: Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (November, 1982)
Powers/Abilities: Farp demonstrated no specific abilities (and certainly had no combat training or skills, but he had some experience as a stable hand.
He had some fallen arches and corns
that limited his mobility somewhat.
He was not a particularly motivated
individual, and his mother, at least, considered him dim-witted.
History:
(Savage Sword of Conan#82/2) - Farp was a normal
human living not far from the Little People of Idlewood. He worked as a
stable boy, and was a source of continual disappointment to his abusive
mother, who called him "fool," "pathetic oaf," "imbecile," "moron," and
"jello-brained wombat." She also told him he lacked the brains god gave
a centipede. He and his mother were the owners of the lizard Rosalie.
They apparently lived as common folk in some larger kingdom.
(Savage Sword of Conan#82/2) - While Farp snacked on an apple at home, his mother swatted him with her broom, chastising him for always eating and asking why he didn't go out and make something of himself. When he replied that he didn't have enough money for a steed and he wasn't big enough to be a warrior anyway besides having painful arches, she warned him she'd give him something that would hurt and swatted him with the broom again. She wondered how she had birthed such an imbecile, and asked what more she could give him to improve his worthless life; when he suggested another bowl of mush, she literally kicked him out of the house and told him to go find Rosalie, who, at least had some brains. She told him not to come back without her.
As Farp looked behind their house and called for Rosalie, his mother swatted him again. He said he wished she wouldn't do that, but she yelled that if Rosalie was behind the house, she would have already found Rosalie. She sent him to check in the clover by the big lake. Farp expressed his fear of the swamp and the things he thought were out there (things with yellow eyes, two heads, and six toes), she ordered him to get moving and further warned that if he didn't bring Rosalie back by Wednesday, she'd soak his corns in vinegar oil. Shielding himself from further hits, he agreed and ran off.
Calling for Rosalie near the big lake, Farp pitied himself and feared he would be eaten up by "a slow-footed gnarl-whapper," or a "double-nosed toad-dunker." The next time he called out, a moth flew into his mouth and choked him. Screaming that he had been gotten by the "invisible six-armed gully-whomper," he panicked and ran forward, knocking himself out against a tree branch...after which the moth flew out of his mouth unharmed.
Shortly thereafter, Farp saw Rosalie and caught her as she prepared to feed on mice (Farp did not realize one of the mice was actually Kodom Shath of the Little People). Farp snared Rosalie with his leash, called her a bad girl, and began taking her home as he told her his mother had been worried sick about her.
Comments: Created by Bruce Jones and Joe Chiodo.
The story, entitled "Swamp Gas,"
was described on the title page as a whimsical tale of fantasy. It
wasn't clear that Farp was normal-sized and that Rosalie was the
"dragon" menacing the Little People until the end of the story.
We don't know for certain if this story takes place on Earth-616 or in another reality, but I see nothing that would contradict it being on Earth-616, so that's my vote. The time period seems to the Middle Ages.
Farp (and his mother, and Rosalie)
previously had sub-profiles in the Kodom Shath profile, first posted
02/05/2015.
This profile was
completed 10/02/2025, but its publication was delayed as it was intended
for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Farp should be distinguished from:
Farp's mother
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(Savage Sword of Conan#82/2) - Disgusted with Farp for always sitting around and eating, she struck him with her broom and wished he'd go out and make something of himself. When he claimed to be too poor, too weak, and to have painful arches, she gave him another whack with her broom. Utterly disgusted with his lack of motivation or intelligence, she literally kicked him out of their house and sent him to find Rosalie and to not come back without her. As Farp looked behind their house and called for Rosalie, his mother swatted him again, yelling that if Rosalie was behind the house, she'd have found the lizard already. She instead sent Farp to check in the clover by the big lake and further ordered him to get moving and further warned that if he didn't bring Rosalie back by Wednesday, she'd soak his corns in vinegar oil. (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 - BTS) - Farp snared Rosalie with his leash and began taking her home as he told her his mother had been worried sick about her.
--Savage Sword of Conan#82 |
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Rosalie is some sort of lizard, perhaps in the monitor family (she apparently enjoyed feeding on mice), though I'm not familiar with any of those having such spikes on their heads. (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (fb) - BTS) - Rosalie was a pet owned by Farp's mother; she seemed to like Rosalie better than her own son (she remarked that there was at least one family member with brains <Rosalie>). (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (fb) - BTS) - Rosalie tended to wander off. She liked to walk in the clover by the "big lake." (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (fb) - BTS) - Rosalie was twice spotted near the Idlewood village of the Little People, who considered the relatively giant lizard to be a dragon. (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (fb) - BTS) - The "dragon" was again spotted, this time closer to the village than the first. (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 (fb) - BTS) - King Mushkan had a banner posted, offering 50,00 talents to "he who slays the Dragon of Idlewood." (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2) - Kodom Shath returned to Idlewood and enjoyed a night with a trio of women. At great expense, he was enlisted by King Mushkan to slay the "Dragon of Idlewood." (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2 - BTS) - Rosalie got away again, and Farp's mother sent Farp to find her...and to not come back without her. (Savage Sword of Conan#82/2) - Rosalie wandered
out of a thicket and encountered Kodom
Shath and his mouse
steed. Kodom fled, trying to call for help, while Rosalie,
apparently wanting to feed on what appeared to be two vermin,
chased after them. Trapped by quicksand, Kodom
Shath laid down and prayed and then covered his head (and his
mouse steed followed suit); but before Rosalie could consume
either of them, she was snared by Farp, who headed back to the
swamp with her...oblivious to the existence of the Little
People. --Savage Sword of Conan#82 Note:
Rosalie has two quality images in the main picture for this
profile as well. |
First posted: 09/27/2026
Last updated: 10/02/2025
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of Idlewood" and the "Dragon Monster" (to the Little
People)..."honey" to