On 11/8/05, Bryan Newell <bryann at bryann.net> wrote: > Be warned there be Spoilers ahead for the following books: > > The Phoenix Guards > The Paths of the Dead > The Lord of Castle Black > Sethra Lavode > Brokedown Palace > Jhereg > Taltos > Phoenix > Athyra > Orca > Issola > > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * spoiler space * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > > > >Paarfi is secretly Pel! That would explain *so much*!!!! Actually, that WOULD make a certain amount of sense, actually. (Yes, I do realize this was meant to be sarcasm, but bear with me for a sec.) We know that Pel is no longer the Prime Minister (since there apparently isn't one at the time of "Orca"), so he seems to have vanished. Also, the "extra-curricular activities" that Paarfi engages in seem to be remarkably similar to those that Pel enjoyed during "The Phoenix Guards". It would not be outside the realm of possibility that a Yendi, with no distinctive physical House characteristics, might be able to pass for a member of another house, simply by dressing and acting a certain way. And if Paarfi's works are really as popular as he lets on, the books might be part of some elaborate Yendi scheme to achieve...something. If nothing else, during the Viscount of Adrilankha, Paarfi seems remarkably well informed about Kana's activities--and even about Pel's connections, which Kana didn't even know about. While it's certainly possible that Paarfi may have simply consulted with Pel, it should be considered that this consultation may have been restricted to the inside of a single cranium, as it were. And yes, I remember hearing Steve say that "nobody else is anybody else"... But then, Paarfi isn't so much a "character" in the books, as he is the ostensible "author" of them, so it could be an exception. Majikjon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://dragaera.info/pipermail/dragaera/attachments/20051114/5183fb67/attachment.html