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[DbS] TPG ch6-ch8

Sun Jun 30 17:23:51 PDT 2002

Selected notes.

- tky

** pp59-67. ch6 "Results of the First Patrol", "Captain is Less than Pleased"

p59: Khaavren: pay 4*2 = 8 Orbs to body bearers; explain duel to G'aereth
p61: Pel's partner pretended Imperial Guards should know sorcery;
     Pel: Athyra reign ended {is she Athyra, not Dragon?};
     she: rush to embrace, spit 'self on sword {disposition of body?}
p64: Aerich: pay 2 Teckla to watch over body
p66: Tazendra: flash-stone {disposition of body?}
p67: G'aereth: suspect Lanmarea conspiracy; Aerich: react to "conspiracy"
     {see pp73-74: friction}

** pp69-76. ch7 "Lodging", "Structure of the Imperial Guards"

p70: psiprints of northwestern Great Woodlands
p71: Khaavren: rise 11th-12th hour after midnight bell;
p72: Aerich crochet; Tazendra's exclusive Dzur swordmaster
     {someone we know / have heard of, e.g.
     Mellar/Leareth's teacher Lord Onarr --Dzur? Dragon?-- or 
     Keleth or another of the 17 Dzur champions Leareth defeated?}
p73: Gyorg leads Lavodes; Sethra resigned when banned from court;
     Warlord Lytra e'Tenith in charge of military except for Lavodes;
     Warlord, in theory, 2 subordinates: Imperial Army captain-general,
     Imperial Guard brigadier-general; currently both empty
p73: Guard has only 2 captains: G'aereth, Red Boot Company, 60-70 strong
     Lanmarea, White Sash Battalion, almost 200 strong;
     (red boots not actually worn in 400+ years)
pp73-74: friction: smaller Red Boots consider 'selves elite;
     Guard captains vie for 1000-year old brigadier-general vacancy;
     White Sash guards Emperor by boon of Consort Noima;
     Emperor wants pretext to give honor to friend G'aereth;
     White Sash victorious in 2 clashes with Red Boots
pp74-75: 1/3 of Guard is female
p76: Hammerhead Inn's mallet = hammer striking nail; Jhereg Tukko; shereba

** pp77-86. ch8 "No Police in Dragaera City"

p77: well-known epic: Paluva, Count of of Cloverhill: 
     shereba, fortune rise (not fall?); 
p78: unreported and hence untaxed income is illegal, but:
     barely enforced in Athyra & Phoenix Reigns; 
     vigorously enforced in Vallista reign, 
     thereby enriching Jhereg treasury {how/why?} and giving them the means
     to buy positions of power & eventually pick their own Emperor
p80: no police since Revolt of the Livery (p71) {how is "police" connected?}
p81: insult: Dragonling; Dragon woman refers to 'self as "gentleman"
p86: 4 slip away, worry about repercussions -- none apparent {yet?}