>1620: Early, middle: In Whitewall with Broyan
>Winter: Returns to the Quivini.
>1621: among the Quivini when Whitewall falls.
>
>OK, her departure at the start of winter *is* a bit odd. And a bit
>final.
Except that we've already decided that both sides wind down their forces during winter. We still need a reason for her not returning in the Spring though. Do we know what she was doing among the Quivini?
>The other was as part of that myth-reenactment that establishes
>Broyan as Vingkot. That involved "Orlanth" being outlawed from his
>stead by his "brothers", and later being summoned back by "Vingkot"
>doing a sacrifice. Yes, coming back! This is one bit we seem to have
>overlooked when we were considering the idea before. Unless we have
>more arrivals and departures than are listed in the current
>timetable, this whole sequence needs to be moved back to 1619. And
>the initial outlawing must have been very early in the siege. Then
>she comes back just in time for the Bat - and yes, what with
>sacrifices and all, this *would* be a big event. We had the right
>idea all along, we just didn't know why :)
>
>Unfortunately, this doesn't give much time to build up all the plot
>that must have been involved in getting the right number of brother-
>representatives so annoyed with Kallyr that they kick her out of
>Whitewall :(
Another possibility is that she and Broyan intended to re-enact the myth but ran out of time part way though leaving Orlanth (Kallyr) outlawed and exiled from WW while Broyan fails to properly identify with Vingkot. This could explain the lack of defenders when the city falls - they're all on the Hero plane and having to find a way out which doesn't involve returning to occupied WW.
One thing we don't seem to have in any of the publications is an example of a failed HQ and the consequences. Could this be a suitable example?
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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