Of course history is written by the victors; Euglyptus may have been no Narses (and probably not a Eunuch! ;-) ); it's possible that his reputation might have been deliberately tarnished after his demise at the hands (literally) of Fazzur. I am keen to find out a bit more about him.
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>> Fwiw, I am certain that Euglyptus was not a eunuch.
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>Nor competent, so the parallel with Narsetes breaks at all levels.
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> Can anyone suggest where I might find any info on Euglyptus (other than
> the line or two in KoDP)?
I suppose you mean KoS.
There's a little bit in Genertela:Crucible of the Hero Wars-Glorantha Book, there's Fazzur's Vita on Glorantha.com, and there's the detailed account of the Starbrow Rebellion in Wyrm's Footprints.
> Of course history is written by the victors; Euglyptus may have been no
> Narses (and probably not a Eunuch! ;-) ); it's possible that his
> reputation
> might have been deliberately tarnished after his demise at the hands
> (literally)
> of Fazzur. I am keen to find out a bit more about him.
Generally accepted wisdom: senior member of the Assiday family, front man for the able cousin Tatius. Neither Tatius nor Euglyptus appear to be good at military tactics. Euglyptus in addition failed to recognize the Building Wall magic and the ramifications of the Starbrow Rebellion. Most of all he made an implacable enemy in Fazzur.
I'm not sure whether Euglyptus' demise was much of a hindrance in the cooperation between Tatius and Fazzur, after all it freed Tatius' way to the front of Assiday operations. Fazzur's inheriting command after Euglyptus however was a strike against the Assiday's business and had to be avenged.
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