You have reached the core of the whole piece--it's all supposition and inference (including KoS) and all based on the perspective you want to bring to it. Since the argument seems to have reached the 'TIS/'TISNT stage, I suggest that those who want to continue on in that vein take the discussion offline.
I will make one final comment on the matter though. King of Sartar is a nice reference, but it is a biased reference. It represents a knowledge base from the Sartar/Tarsh region (even the northern documents are no more northern than Tarshite in outlook). It's history is no more valid than any other history since it is shaped by the views of those who wrote it. The materials there present almost no knowledge of Dara Happa, yet we know from both GRoY and FS and the developing pieces of the Lunar works that there are tremendous amounts of territory still being charted by Greg alone, not to mention work being done by others such as myself which should add to our collective knowledge. These pieces may not answer the 4th Age questions, but may suggest that more occurred than meets the eye from the literal reading of KoS.
Harald
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