> My own guess of how we could equate the 'another way' Curtali
with
> Kurtali is as follows.
> - The Kurtali had a warband called the Night Jumpers.
> - The Night Jumpers are in the forefront against the Kitori.
In fact
> they may have started it all in the first place.
> - The Kitori held the Upper Marzeel once, see DP:LoT, but at
one
> point also expanded out enough to control Heortland-Sartar
trade.
> IMO this includes pushing out to the Shadow Plateau, and
overrunning
> areas around Dreven and Vaantar.
> - When the Kitori are driven away with the aid of Tarkalor,
Enfrew
> and Tarkalor grant new lands from among areas seized by the
Kitori.
> The Sun Domers get Vaantar from liberated areas, and the
Kurtali
> are offered Dreven.
> - But Enfrew demands that they disband the Night Jumpers (who
many
> feel stirred up Kitori trouble to begin with). Not everyone
can
> agree to this. The clan splits. Those willing to seek
'another way',
> with other refugees, are given Dreven. Those who will not
give up
> the Night Jumper ways go into exile. These ex-Kurtali are now
the
> Night Jumpers hero-band (I know KoS calls them a clan, but I
think
> Hidden Gale is a good model here).
This works for me. I think the Night Jumpers as a Hidden Gale-esque heroband should be in the Whitewall materials.
> But of course this is not in print, so anyone else's
interpetation
> is equally valid.
Sure. I don't have strong opinions about the Night Jumpers except that they should have a role at Whitewall and that they should be written up as a heroband.
Jeff
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