And still called "horsemen" and are a type of Horali. These are not "knights".
> The second type of knight is more of a spiritual status perhaps akin to
> Wind Lords, Death Swords or other Rune Levels. These are the followers
> of Hrestol, the epic battlers of the age. They are fewer in number than
> the first type of knight, even in Loskalm.
The proud magician-warrior-lords of Hrestol. These are a rare elite in Hrestoli lands, forbidden by the Rokari (who blame the God Learner excesses upon them).
> I don't think the Dawn Aged Seshnegi were Brithini before Hrestol's
> revelation. They were Malkioni who believed in Solace after death and
> who had ordinary lifespans. The immortality of the Brithini comes from
> the Revelations of Now which Malkioni ultimately repudiated and the
> Seshnegi are the true followers of Malkion unlike the Godless Brithini.
Agreed. Or more precisely, the Dawn Age Seshnegi were Malkioni no longer following the Brithini path.
> Secondly at the time of the wars there were only a few thousand or so
> people in all of Seshnela. With such a small population, a bad
> encounter could easily spell military disaster without having to posit
> superhuman powers to the Pendali.
A very important point. At the Dawn the settlement at Neleos was perhaps 1500 to 2000 people.
Jeff
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