I personally think that they are different characters. "Tem" seems to be a pretty common name, especially for a teckla. Just my two cents. -Kendra On 12/4/05, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote: > > I just recently noticed (while working on the Wikicity) that there are > apparently two characters in the Dragaera books named "Tem". > > One is a Teckla servant of Pel in /Paths of the Dead/. The other is the > Teckla villager living in Smallcliff during the events of /Athyra/. > > Since both these characters are Teckla, the obvious quesiton is; are > these, in fact, the same person? > > Since Pel's servant's age is given at 500-550 years, it's quite likely > he's still alive 250 or so years later (the time of Athyra). > > Of course, a name as simple as "Tem" is likely to be fairly common, so > it could be just a coincidence. Still, there are relatively few cases of > identical names in Dragaera (notable exceptions include "Ibronka" (known > to be at least 3 different characters) and "Ori" (which denotes both a > Dragon and yet another Teckla resident of Smallcliff)). > > Anyone care to lay odds on this one? > > Majikjon > -- When we long for a life with no difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure. - Peter Marshall