> > Here's my concern about giving any children: they
> > might survive. Thematically it is important that > > Broyan is the Last King of Heortland. He will do > > remarkable things and set into motion things that > > forever change the Heortlings - but his line must > > die with him.
Sure. I've been leaving open some wiggle room in my write-up - Broyan has children but does not acknowledge them. They remain with his former year wives or girlfriends.
> > This also gives the detachment to take the insane
> > gamble that he does.
> Ah, but that's the point. It would be a great deal
> easier for him to take all those chances if he had no
> kin tying him down, I agree. But since when did we
> want to make it easy for him? No, he risks and
> sacrifices his kin: not the potential of ever having
> any, but actual real people.
We've got him sacrificing his clan, his followers, his companions and his lovers. Let's add offspring to the list.
Jeff
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