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Notes: TPG ch 9-11

Gaertk at aol.com Gaertk at aol.com
Mon Jul 8 14:21:11 PDT 2002

[page 87]

months have 17 days

"the City": any part out of sight of the Palace

Guards have free access to most of the Palace

Map: short(?), wide corridor sloping down and right, 
       connects 2nd floor Dragon with 3rd floor Imperial 
       (Dragon 2 is higher than Imperial 3?)

[page 88]

Map: arch, small unmarked passage jutting off at angle, 20 
       paces, turn, abrupt end at plain wooden door, small 
       room (other door "a few feet away", page 90)

[page 89-90]

Description of Gyorg, only ~500 years old

Note this meeting is between Seodra and Gyorg, see page 464

[page 92]

Map: Round Room abjoining West Tower of Dragon Wing

Count of T______, House Issola

Map: some other way from Dragon Wing to the room (Tazendra
       arrived at other door)

[page 94]

I can't picture this "guard position of the Lyorn masters": 
vambraces are worn on the forearm, and having them together 
your neck would put your hands by your ears, and any weapons 
would be above your head, or horizontal even with your head. 
In order to get your weapons crossing your body while your 
forearms are at your neck, you have to contort yourself 
until your elbows are even with your eyes.  And that is a
remarkably silly fighting position.  Even for Dragaerans.

[page 98]

were-beasts of the Paths

[page 99]

Tazendra's mother was a Countess

"character passes from mother to daughter, just as from
father to son ... haven't the Dragon wizards proved it?"
How do you prove something like that?  And compare to Vlad's
family.

[page 100]

Tazendra hasn't had a chance to learn who holds her lands. 
Doesn't anyone keep records?

[page 106]

Map: Trior River, tributary of Shallow River, (County
       Sorannah?)

[page 107]

Tazendra gambling against Guardsmen who were described as
Iorich on page 101

[page 110]

Map: The Rose Bush inn, near house

Ballinni Tower?

[page 112]

Khaavren from "duchy far from the capital"; didn't seem that
far to me.

Time: eleven weeks since Orb changed hands

[page 112-113]

The comment spanning these pages sounds wrong coming from 
Tazendra rather than Khaavren.  

[page 114]

Map:  Pepperfields in small valley between two impassable 
        mountains on eastern border

Adron isn't the Dragon Heir?

Threefalls River?

[page 115]

Pepperfields invaded more than anywhere else in Empire's
history.  (But I thought the Empire spent a while expanding 
eastwards.)

Time: Carriage House Uprising at same time Pepperfield killed

They had revivification pre-Interregnum, or Paarfi messed up.

[page 116]

Tazendra recommending prudence?

[page 117]

"Blood of the Horse": refernce to one of Bolk's incarnations?

--KG