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TPG: ch.1: Khaavren???

Starshadw at aol.com Starshadw at aol.com
Wed Jun 19 09:49:20 PDT 2002

Is that really his name??  I could just be ignorant about the naming 
conventions of Drgaerans, but the conversation that took place between Aerich 
and Khaavren has me slightly baffled.

See pages 13 (at bottom) and 14, whereing Aerich uses the Marquis title and 
Khaavren wonders how he could possibly have known.  This relevant passages:

"You call yourself Khaavren"
"Khaavren is the largest district within the County of Shallowbanks"
"Count of Shallowbanks always gives his eldest son one of his districts and 
the title of Marquis"

Is it typical for nobility to name their children after districts/counties?  
Or is this Paarfi's way of keeping Khaavren's true identity at least 
marginally hidden (as the other historian did)?

And how did Aerich know that Khaavren was the eldest son???  Was he just 
being Lyorn-ish and knowing the histories of the local nobility of the area?

Stacy