Dragaera

Pel vs. Paarfi

Jon_Lincicum at stream.com Jon_Lincicum at stream.com
Mon Nov 14 10:02:21 PST 2005

>Just to make it even more confusing, the line in question is the first
>sentence of the first chapter of The Phoenix Guards, describing the time 
and
>location where Khaavren meets Tazendra and Aerich--Pel isn't even there
>according to Paarfi.
>
>Bryan

This part seems to have some consistency problems on its own merits, 
anyway.

It is established on the first page of Phoenix that we are in the Duchy of 
Luatha, and yet, we find Tazendra in the area "because she lives there". 

It is later established that Tazendra is from the Barony of Daavya, and 
that Daavya is located in the Duchy of Arylle.

I see three basic ways to work this out:

1. Arylle and Luatha are right next to each other, and we meet Tazendra in 
a town that is on (or near) the border of both Daavya and Arylle.

2. When we meet Tzendra, she is living in exile in a place that is not her 
home.

3. Luatha really IS Arylle; Shaltre simply changed the name of the Duchy 
when he stole it from Aerich's parents.

Of these, I'd say #2 is the most likely, since it's fairly consistent with 
the story, and Paarfi doesn't mention Luatha as "A duchy that was formerly 
(or is currently) known as something else".

However, some of the comments in TPG seem to imply that Tazendra is, in 
fact, in her home territory at the time we meet her. Granted, most of 
these are speculative assumptions on the part of Khaavren before he knows 
any of this. 

Majikjon

Just as an aside, the wonderful Dragaera map you've put online would be 
consistent with 2nd theory, but it would appear to have Arylle too far 
away from Dragaera city if either of the others are true. (60-70 leagues, 
by Paarfi, while on the map it looks to be closer to 180 leagues.)
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