On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, lazarus wrote: #On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:18:54 -0500, you wrote: # #>"Bryan Newell" <bryann at bryann.net> writes: #> #>> I wonder if "River from Faerie" is the same as "Fairie #>> River", which I believe is what the Easterns call the #>> Eastern River (sorry, don't have text in front of me). #> #>No. They both start from Lake Fenarr, but flow in opposite #>directions. #> # #How does the river start in Lake Fenarr, but is called the River #*From* Faerie, the opposite direction? IIRC, Lake Fenarr is in the mountains that separate the Empire from the East. Two rivers flow from it. The one that flows through Fenario is flowing from the direction of the Empire (Faerie), so the name is natural. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website