Re: Founding of New Pavis

From: Ian Thomson <jalmar_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:01:44 +1000

> We read in RIVER OF CRADLES that New Pavis was founded in 1550.
Yes, this is mentioned several times in P&BR and is also in KoS at about that time

> However SUN COUNTY says:
> "1575...Dorsaror arrived with presents, offers and an alliance".
This is clearly a clerical error

> Now, a further difficulty is caused by the fact that in RIVER OF CRADLES
> Varthanis Brighthelm is described as being Count at the founding of New
> Pavis and SUN COUNTY says that he didn't become Count until 1567.
> Solutions to this contradiction?

> RoC is right and the meeting outside the walls was in 1550.
> Poskturri Criminal Slayer was still Count and Varthanis was possibly
> still an outlaw from Sun County and returned with Dorasor from Sartar
> having visited the Sun Dome Temple there.
I think this is a decent solution, as it places Varthanis there in the records and he may have had parts of history rewritten to make him look better (or someone may have done this for flattery reasons)  

Ian

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