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Overview
The island's inhuman inhabitants have great height, talonlike nails and a constructed ritual court. Their apparently silent instrument compels a captive, whose immersion in a green pool produces a small hardened likeness. Conan sees a dead inhabitant undergo a similar contraction.
The final battle ends with the leader entering the pool and an eruption forcing the sailors to retreat. The story does not explain that reaction or supply a complete religion. These are deliberately fictional beings; their appearance and the tale's title do not identify a real population.
First appearances & development
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Canon & continuity
The linked transcription supports a concise account of the specific encounter. Character testimony and narrative observation remain distinct. The transcription is not tied to one verified printed edition.
Selected bibliography
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The Pool of the Black One
Original prose encounter; edition uncertain.
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References
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- Primary workRobert E. Howard: The Pool of the Black One (story text)Research access: 2026-10-05
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