RE: Garrath the Argrath

From: Paul Chapman <estarriol_at_...>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:55:34 +0100


Jane said:-

> He takes no part in the Dragonrise - none of the Argraths do, the last I
> heard. That's Kallyr.

IMO Kallyr is an Argrath too.

> No, he doesn't light the Flame: Kallyr does.

Exactly - she's an Argrath. Kallyr the Argrath. She's the first Argrath IMO, I don't have KOS on me, but I have even marked in my copy the paragraph that stops talking about Kallyr the Argrath and starts talking about "someone else the Argrath". Maniskison or Harshax, possibly.

> Does he become Prince of Sartar? Probably, eventually, but this is an
acute
> case of YGWV.

Quite, especially if he is Maniskison.

> (Incidentally, if he *is* the Argrath who becomes Prince of Sartar, he's
> almost certainly also the person who arranged for Harrek to kill Kallyr so
> as to leave the throne free for him. He's not a nice guy. Not at all. Just
> very good at self-publicity.)

I agree with all the above. Specifically, I'm guessing, he masterminded a ruckus between Kallyr and Gunda - then Kallyr kills Gunda, and we all know what happens then. I think this is also something to do with a deal between Kallyr and Harrek more generally, where something was promised that she didn't want to deliver on, something to do with Boldhome. Possibly. My memory is hazy on this. I don't think Kallyr is entirely innocent in this, I think that (like Broyan) she makes desperate alliances and promises that come back to bite her later. :-)

It's all YGWV territory though, and it'll be interesting to see how it plays out in the published line of books.

Is this Digest territory?

Cheers,
Paul C

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