Char-Un, Lion King's Feast, Sir Ethilrist

From: Howard Fielding <altfritz_at_apollo.kosone.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:24:01 -0400

CHAR-UN         The Char-Un Sable riders are Horse Archers, i believe. Should be info on them in the Pavis supplements. Specifically PAVIS, BORDERLANDS, maybe others?

LION KING'S FEAST         Couldn't find my copy of DW listing the chronology of the battles, however, RQ Companion has the following timeline:

        1313    Belintar the Stranger swims ashore.
        1318    Belintar becomes Pharoah and names his land the Holy Country.
        1325    Scouts from the Holy Country enter Dragon Pass and find
Ironhoof and his human allies (the Grazelanders) there.
        1330    Foundation of the Kingdom of Tarsh.
        1490    Fall of Tarsh to the Lunar Empire.
        1492    Foundation of Sartar.
        1580    Dormal the Sailor opens the seas and begins his famous
voyage westward.
        1582    Naval battle with Alatan: defeat for the Holy Country.
        1585    Alatan unity destroyed by Pasos and the Holy Country.
        1586    Holy Country expedition reaches Teshnos, and opens the port
of Doskayo.
        1587    Holy Country fleet destroyed by the Kralori.
        1602    Fall of Sartar to the Lunar Armies.
        1605    Building Wall Battle.
        1606    Major Pirate Battle.
        1610    Holy Country invasion of Ditali.
        1611    Second invasion of the Ditali, victory for the Pharoah.
        1614    Greymane's first raid.
        1616    Nimistor pirate navy defeats pharoanic fleet. The pharoanic
army is defeated by a combined Ditali/Solanti army.
        1618    Greymane's second "Great" raid.
        1619    Invasion of Heortland by the Lunars.


        What this indicates is that the Holy Country is not as pathethic as

many people would have us believe. They have made naval expeditions/conquests (and suffered defeats). They have also conducted Land campaigns (Ditaliland).

        1616 is the pivotal year..with the defeat of the navy (or _A_ Fleet), the defeat of the Army and the disappearance of the Pharoah (engineered by Jar-Eel). Then, in 1618, Greymane swoops down on the now disunited Holy Country with his "Great" raid.

        Which event does "The Lion King's Feast" refer to?

        IMO, the defeat of the army may have occurred as a result of the pharoah's death/disappearance during the battle (ala Hastings). Or the battle could have been similar to the Teutowald (sp?) disaster which befell the Romans in Germany. Either way, the troops would probably have held their own but for the demoralizing loss of their leader (in the first instance), or thru the incompetance of their commanders (in the second instance).

        IMO, Greymane's "Great" raid succeeded as much due to the factional differences within the Esrolians/Holy landers as to his warrior's prowess. That is, the body, no matter how skilled/healthy cannot fight without its head!        

SIR ETHILRIST         I don't think anybody has mentioned this fellow....he might provide Cav to any Holy Country war (for a price, of course!).

                                Howard
 


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