sentences:  They are said to be a "childlike" people, as any sexual acts between fertile heterosexual Taltos couples instantaneously results in the rapid conception and birth of a new Taltos, all of which mature within hours to sexual maturity as described in Anne Rice's novels "Lasher" (book 2 of the trilogy) and "Taltos" (3rd and final book).In the roleplaying game "Pendragon", a supplemental book entitled "" depicts a Pictish kingdom called Caledonia during the legendary era of King Arthur.Picts appear as characters in the Nancy Farmer's Norse-Medieval fantasy novels, "The Sea of Trolls" and "The Land of the Silver Apples".