>Sun County states that *Garreth* Sharpsword won it in 1604. Now, some say
>that Garreth is in fact Argrath, *the* Argrath, but that seems somewhat
>fuzzy in these days, post-King of Sartar. Given that Garreth/Argrath is
>still in the prime of his life some 20 years later (Cradle scenario;
c.1625?),
>I assume he was a young Sartarite rebel/outlaw/refugee at the time of the
>Garhound Contest in 1604, having escaped the fall of Boldhome two years
>previously. This would make him 17 or 18 or thereabouts in 1604, 20 at
>the most.
If I'm not mistaken, the Cradle scenario takes place in 1620 or 1621. Also the name is spelled "Garrath" not *Garreth* (See RoC pg 74 and Pavis) which is, coveniently, an anagram for "Argrath". Also, recall in the Cradle scenario found in Pavis, that Garrath Sharpsword stays on the Cradle after the PCs take their armloads of Gold as their reward for helping to protect the giant baby. We all know that Argrath supposedly helped defend the Cradle and stayed on it for a time after it leaves the River of Cradles (KoS pgs 20-21). Although, as far as I know, no published source has ever said that Argrath and Garrath are the same person, it seems fairly obvious to me that he was.
Oh, and as far as his age is concerned, on pg 19 of KoS Argrath was supposed to have been 14 when he killed a Lunar "tax collector" who was raiding his family stead. We also know that Boldhome fell in 1602. Since I believe it is reasonable to say that these two events occurred around the same time (maybe within a year or two of each other) I think we can safely say that Argrath was probably around 16 (give or take a year or two) in 1604 when he won the Garhound Contest as Garrath Sharpsword.
BTW...Who would win a fight between the Red Vadeli and the Wolf Pirates/Yggites?
Just curious ;-)
John Brown
Arkat_at_aol.com
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