I can't remember where I found it, but I undertstood it as Paarfi was born after the Inerregnum since says in TFG and FHYA that he has the honor of writng the history. He is probably writing the books during Vlad's time, and Vlad has maybe read other works not yet published during the time of his interviews w/ the black box, etc. -C In a message dated 1/11/2005 10:19:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, "paul" <paulw at videoideas.com> writes: >Hi all. I've been reading The_Viscount_of_Adrilankha books, and it occurs to me that I know very little about Paarfi. It's been a while since reading FYA and TPG, and relevant details have faded. This timeline (http://www.panix.com/~alexx/dragtime.html) doesn't seem to include Paarfi other than noting his involvement in writing the history. When and where does Paarfi exist? There are a few lines, early in The_Paths_of_the_Dead, that led me to believe that Paarfi's work is being published on the world of Dragaera at some unknown time (unlike my assumption about Vlad's stuff, where he's speaking into a black box or interviewing with some fool that somehow brings his adventures onto our world). I thought it interesting that there was the potential that Vlad (who seems to read a good amount) had read some work by Paarfi, although not TPOTD, since he was unaware of Morrolan's early history as a clueless Easterner. Further, Paarfi almost seems to be bragging at one point about the success of TPG and FYA. I haven't read the other two books in this series, but it would explain things away if the stories are all pre-Interregnum, I.E. most of Paarfi's work on Dragaera were lost when the city melted. Any thoughts? Thanx. > >-paul- >