[Dragaera] Ten New Questions after Dzur. [Dzur Spoilers]

[Philip Hart]

Was going to make the same point but work intervened.

See the magisterial Timeline at
http://www.panix.com/~alexx/dragtime.html


On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Diana wrote:

> According to the Dragaera Timeline, it's possible that Vlad could
> still be alive when Zerika steps down. But if all the dates are
> correct, the youngest he would be is 88--not impossible, but certainly
> getting up there (barring magical interventions to prolong his
> lifespan, etc.).
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Jeffrey Kiok <blackbird0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I'm a bit confused about the cycle and it changing during vlad's lifetime. Why couldn't it change from pheoniz to dragon within his normal lifetime?
>>
>> The minimum reign is 17*17. Hasnt Zerika gone past that and if so, her stepping down/dying would trigger the dragon reign, no?
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 18, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Alain Feeny <sauronth at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 18-Mar-08, at 3:43 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:
>>
>> Alain Feeny wrote:
>>
>> On 18-Mar-08, at 3:20 PM, Diana wrote:
>>
>>
>> What if at some point there are no more of them? Would that remove
>> the
>> justification for the gods and/or the Cycle?
>>
>> It's possible, but we do have evidence that the Cycle continues
>> uninterrupted long after Vlad's (natural) lifespan would run out,
>> what
>> with the publication dates of Paarfi's later works. Which, of
>> course,
>> doesn't mean that there can't have been some sort of fundamental
>> altering of things, just that it continues to function normally on
>> the
>> surface. (I have no idea how to work the tenses there.)
>>
>> Given previous evidence of Powerful witches/warlocks of Easterner
>> stock living beyond the normal lifespan of the species, coupled with
>> Vlad's sorcerous knowledge and witchcraft, not to mention a Great
>> Weapon, it is no great leap of assumption that (untimely death not
>> withstanding) Vlad has the means to live quite a long time...  All
>> this to say, that the dates published by Paarfi are no guarantee that
>> Vlad's story is concluded by that point.
>>
>>
>> I'm wondering if there are any references in Paarfi which we don't
>> know enough yet to recognize - but which might be aha! moments after
>> we know more of Vlad's story.
>>
>> Has Paarfi actually written anything that falls within the span of
>> years that represent Vlad's life???
>>
>>
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