Well, I'm Canadian. Must be polite.
Jane: Lets?
Jane Williams:
1618 — Ashart is born. I purchase half a team.
1619 — Ulandrosi the Barker is in town. Lunar army
seizes Karse.
Joerg:
Who says that Ashart dies after the Fall of
Whitewall? Minaryth provides a historical and a
personal entry for 1621. The likelihood that Ashart
dies before the Fall of Whitewall is fairly high - the
battle takes part in the later half of the year.
Alison:
If there was a distinct pattern to the diary,
showing that politically significant events are
Joerg:
OK, here's the relevant few lines from Minaryth Blue's
little diary:
1620 — Lunar army seizes all Holy Country. Black ram
is mine.
1621 — Whitewall falls. Ashart dies of heat.
As to the omission of the Battle of Iceland: it
is a magical Kallyr feat, even though Broyan does the
warleader bit. Looking at a comparable (though minor)
incident, some group of Pavisite adventurers defend
the cradle while Garrath Sharpsword does the magical
quest. Whose feat is it? Garrath's...
Alison:
Now, Iceland I'm rather hazy on, as I don't have
that book. If it took place on the Hero Plane, I
suppose that Minaryth wouldn't know about it anyway,
necessarily.
Joerg:
Omitting the Fimbulwinter might mean that the
Argrath who was presented this book was away. Garrath
on the Cradle, any of the others possibly away e.g.
treasure-hunting in Dorastor or Wenelia. They might
not even have noticed, at the time.
Alison:
If we're talking about Minaryth's segment, that
doesn't compute. He was living in Colymar lands at
the time (Hardredstead), so he should have been
affected. Plus, it's a personal record, so it's less
likely to show the effects of any political
interference.
Secondly, if King Argrath was presented the
Composite History of Dragon Pass, it should still be
in. Knowing what's been happening to your subjects,
wherever you were at the time, is fairly important.
It should be listed, unless there's a very good reason.
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