Whitewall was more important religiously than it was militarily, hence Tatius the Bright had been given command. This stronghold was believed to be the last city of Orlanth, the god who was rival to the Red Goddess of the empire. To take it would end the worship of Orlanth in all cities: a great victory. Tatius spared no preparation for the assault and naturally got special magicians from the emperor. Fazzur, Tatius' nominal commander, had no part in this battle."
pg. 150:
"Tatius the Bright was a Priest of Yelm, and also the dean of the Lunar
Field School of Magic. He was responsible for maintaining the
remarkable Lunar field magicians as the weapons which they could be. He
was no lazy administrator, but a skilled strategist and tactician, and a
skilled fighter in personal combat. He was highly placed and regarded
in the Church of the Sun, and traced his own lineage to the Emperor
Yelm.
Tatius was also a member of the powerful Assiday family, of Raibanth. He had assisted his incompetent cousin [Euglyptus] for years - some say he was the real power behind the fat man. Tatius considered the loss of command of the army to be a deep shame for his family."
Have people put much thought into the Tatius or the Assiday? Nick - is the Assiday clan an embarrassing oversight from Moonson?
Jeff
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