> Ok, I just wanted to say that only rightful heirs could make it brighter
> and burn higher.
I agree with this - in fact, I think geting the Flame to respond to you
in some way is a part of the Crown Test.
> I think that Kallyr couldn't do it before because the
> Kingdom of Sartar wasn't full behind her.
Agreed. To my mind, to "re-forge the Ring of Sartar" means uniting the
tribes. She didn't do this in 1613: she certainly did in 1625. But there
was still a delay before relighting the Flame. So we have identified two
pre-requisites, and should go looking for more.
I can find two possibles:
a) it has to be relit on Sartar's HHD (at least, this makes it easier).
But she delayed two years, not one: we need more.
b) while we know that Sartar's spirit is "alive, someplace", he may well
be in a Lunar trap - a cheaper version of what they used on Treeleaper,
Sheng, etc., such as Kallyr saw demoed at close range, courtesy of
Fazzur. So he had to be rescued. A modified LBQ would do the job nicely
- - a bit easier than the "real" thing, since Sartar isn't actually dead,
but watch out for Lunar interference. Now, what happens between Dangerford
and the relighting? What a coincidence...
> This doesn't conflict but I like "my" Kallyr to be more a warrior and
> less a heroquester.
Well, one can't argue with personal preferences.
That's the way "my" Kallyr thinks of herself, too. A warrior - not
necessarily a leader, even. She just keeps landing herself with jobs
because she sees they've got to be done, and there's no-one else (no-one
she trusts, anyway) to do them. In fact she's wrong about her own
abilities - she's a even better magician/HQer than she is a warrior,
especially towards the end of her career.
> See, IMO the spirit isn't
> needed to relight the Flame. It's the support of the people what counts.
I was thinking of it as "support points". I don't think she *needs* it,
either - but she thinks she does.
> I know that this is not the origin of the sword but I like it anyway :
> What if the sword was made of metal from the brazier of the real Flame?
Did the Flame get put out again after Argrath was finally, definitely,
King? I thought not, but could be wrong - I lose interest after 1630. If
the Flame is still going, the brazier is still where it was. Nice idea,
though.
Jane Williams jane_at_williams.nildram.co.ukhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/index.shtml
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