RE: Broyan's family

From: Jeff Richard <richj_at_...>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:27:14 -0800

Is our principle reason for wanting Broyan to have kids to distinguish him from Kallyr? Personally, I think it will be much more important to distinguish Leika and Kallyr (gee, two Vingan Sartarite queens both exiled to Whitewall).  

> > Here's my concern about giving any children: they

> > might survive.  Thematically it is important that
> > Broyan is the Last King of Heortland.  He will do
> > remarkable things and set into motion things that
> > forever change the Heortlings - but his line must
> > die with him.  

> That's *our* opinion of what's dramatically
> appropriate, but I think we have to leave it up to
> each Narrator whether they want that, or potential
> hidden heirs for future plot. They have till 1625 to
> kill off any spares, after all.
 

Sure. I've been leaving open some wiggle room in my write-up - Broyan has children but does not acknowledge them. They remain with his former year wives or girlfriends.  

> > This also gives the detachment to take the insane
> > gamble that he does.
> Ah, but that's the point. It would be a great deal
> easier for him to take all those chances if he had no
> kin tying him down, I agree. But since when did we
> want to make it easy for him? No, he risks and
> sacrifices his kin: not the potential of ever having
> any, but actual real people.
 

We've got him sacrificing his clan, his followers, his companions and his lovers. Let's add offspring to the list.  

Jeff

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