On 12/21/05, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote: > Davdi Silverrock wrote: > > >More to the point, *every* *single* major character that SKZB has > >portrayed in the Dragaera stories has been shown to be unreliable for > >one reason or another - outright and blatant lying; poor memory; lack > > > > > While this is certainly true of the stories narrated by Vlad and Paarfi, > I find it's less true for "Brokedown Palace". > > Miklos certainly seems to be pretty reliable, anyway. I think it is possible to argue that Miklos is good-hearted and honest, but nevertheless not entirely reliable, although not from malice (and I think he would be honest about his being unreliable). A strong hint in this direction is the bit about everyone hearing something different when Bolk speaks - emphasizing that different people have different biases and filters that alter understanding. And there's also that Miklos doesn't have all of the facts. I suspect that if he is indeed the narrator of BP, he is writing about some events which happened very differently from his descriptions. And regarding the folktales, by the way: "The land has changed; I have changed; the world has changed. All things become what they were not, and I am no different. I remember Fenarr, if that is what you mean; but my memory differs from the legends, and I am not certain that the legends are not more accurate." > > But then, BP is an enigma in the Dragaeraverse in many ways. > This is true. What the hell is up with the demons that gibber and squeak, anyway?