skzb wrote: > Jon Lincicum wrote: > >> 1. Which is more correct, "Castlerock" (as in /The Phoenix Guards/) >> or "Castle Rock" (as in /The Viscount of Adrilankha/)? Or are both >> equally valid? > > Depends on the time. The rock was called Castle Rock on account of it > was a rock that looked like a castle (duh). The town that happened to > grow there was called Castle Rock Town, then Castle Rock, then > Castlerock. Interesting. Thanks for the background. >> 2. What is the gender of the Chreotha "Deppian" who is referred to by >> both genders in /Paths of the Dead/? The character is referred to as >> a "she" at the top of the page, then as a "he" a few paragraphs >> later. Chapter 14, Page 133, paperback. >> (Or were the Countess and her spouse perhaps both present at this >> meeting with Kâna?) > > They were both present. Cool. Another character to add to the Dramatis Personae page on the Wiki. (It's up to over 530 names now and counting...) >> 3. Is Grassfog's sister named "Tsira" (as it appears in the text of >> /Sethra Lavode/) or "Tsani" (as it appears in the front matter)? I'm >> guessing that "Tsani" is a typo, since the name "Tsira" is used >> consitantly in the body of the book, but I didn't know if one of >> these might be a nickname or something. >> > "Tsani" is a typo, I think. Or maybe it's a nickname. Yeah, I like > that. I planned it all along. I *knew* it! ;-) >> 4. Cwelli and Olani; Savn's parents. Which is which? (I'll completely >> understand if you don't care to answer this one, as it seems to be >> deliberately vague in the story itself--but it would be an enormous >> benefit to the "Dramatis Personae" page on the wikicity to able to to >> identify them a little more clearly.) >> > Sorry. Totally okay. You can hide or reveal whatever you damn well please, and the rest of us will just be sitting here, hanging on your every word. ;-) If I get too bored I can write my own fan-fic or something. I really appreciate the reply, thanks muchly for sharing. Jon