Re: Question about Balmyr tribe

From: Otto Leppä <oleppa_at_...>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:28:07 -0000


Thanks for answering.

There are few things still rather unclear, but I won't go into details in here. I hope you won't consider private emails as an attack on your privacy.

Otto

> Questlines 1:
>
> The Balmyr are listed as part of the Wilmskirk confederation
> and are noted as having a population of 7000 in 1610 and
> 9500 in 1621. This is largely adults and so it seems they
> didn't take part in Starbrow's revolt and weren't punished for
> it. No other events for them are listed.
>
> They entered Dragon Pass with ten clans and settled pretty much
> where they are now. I suppose they grew rich on the tolls
> that exacted from other tribes to pass through their territory,
> although the erstwhile Dundealos was strong enough to "collect
> plunder". There might have been a feud with the Dundealos over
> this but:
> a) it was a long time ago and could have been resolved
since
> then in the days of the Kingdom of Sartar, but then
again
> it might not have been).
> b) the Dundealos are no more in 1621, having been replaced
by
> the Enstalos tribe after a revolt in 1618. The Balmyr
might
> have given support to the Lunars in crushing the revolt
as
> revenge.
>
> They are probably kicking themselves over the refusal to aid
Enjossi's
> quest to bring the Salmon back to the stream. I imagine they are
> cursed in not being able to catch salmon there.
>
> The Dragon Pass mapboard has Roundstone Fort in their lands, which
> is off the beaten path for some odd reason. Perhaps the Balmyr
> King refused to allow Sartar's road to pass through his capital?
> Caroman Village that does lie on the road probably belongs to the
> Balymr. In light of its strategic importance (it controls the
> road between Wilmskirk and Boldhome), the village might now be
> controlled by Lunars.
>
> --Peter Metcalfe

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