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Arivia
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Posted - 14 Feb 2006 :  00:16:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by George Krashos

I wouldn't lie to you, Arivia. Well, not about Impiltur, at least.

-- George Krashos




Good, George, good...and now I shall return to more Impilturian lore and writing my articles for the Compendium...
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Kuje
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Posted - 14 Feb 2006 :  00:38:39  Show Profile Send Kuje a Private Message  Reply with Quote
At lot of the Heralds in Cormyr have also been mentioned/stated in other sourcebooks. :)

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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer

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Posted - 16 Feb 2006 :  22:18:00  Show Profile Send TomCosta a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Sorry I'm late to the discussion, but 'ahead in the queu.' What queu? I wish. :-) And George, I'm happy to work with you on something any time.
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Gerath Hoan
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Posted - 02 Mar 2006 :  22:07:14  Show Profile Send Gerath Hoan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I finally got Champions of Valor and the Impiltur lore is unbelivably good... the whole second dynasty is spelled out in great detail, apart from the exact descent of the current King and Lords of Imphras.

Quick question though, is Queen Sambryl really 75? And if so, does she magically preserve her youth or does she appear as her age suggests?

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Kajehase
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Posted - 02 Mar 2006 :  22:23:13  Show Profile Send Kajehase a Private Message  Reply with Quote
In The Rage, she's described as looking like a middle-aged woman with "brassy" hair, so she's either very well-preserved, a very human-looking half-elf (probably without her mother letting her 'father' know about it), does something to appear younger than she is, or is younger than 75.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  00:36:44  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gerath Hoan

I finally got Champions of Valor and the Impiltur lore is unbelivably good... the whole second dynasty is spelled out in great detail, apart from the exact descent of the current King and Lords of Imphras.

Quick question though, is Queen Sambryl really 75? And if so, does she magically preserve her youth or does she appear as her age suggests?



Glad you liked it. Eric and I worked hard on it, to be sure. Yes, Sambryl is indeed 75, but doesn't look her age. She has had the benefit of longevity magic thanks to her Mage Royal so looks to be in her early 50s. The dyed hair look in The Rage is due to ... well, let's just say that someone's playing with her mind a tad lately.

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  01:53:25  Show Profile  Visit Rinonalyrna Fathomlin's Homepage Send Rinonalyrna Fathomlin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I thought that was just because many women of all ages prefer to dye their hair.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  04:22:12  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin

I thought that was just because many women of all ages prefer to dye their hair.



It's not the dyed hair part so much as the way Richard Lee Byers described how she looked with dyed hair.

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Gerath Hoan
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  10:23:19  Show Profile Send Gerath Hoan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Glad you liked it. Eric and I worked hard on it, to be sure. Yes, Sambryl is indeed 75, but doesn't look her age. She has had the benefit of longevity magic thanks to her Mage Royal so looks to be in her early 50s. The dyed hair look in The Rage is due to ... well, let's just say that someone's playing with her mind a tad lately.

-- George Krashos



Well Champions of Valor had some great lore indeed, the lineage of the Royal family was lovingly convuluted. It was fun to scribble out a partial family tree to work it all out.

So, who is the current Mage Royal of Impiltur?

GH

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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  14:57:38  Show Profile  Visit Rinonalyrna Fathomlin's Homepage Send Rinonalyrna Fathomlin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin

I thought that was just because many women of all ages prefer to dye their hair.



It's not the dyed hair part so much as the way Richard Lee Byers described how she looked with dyed hair.

-- George Krashos



Well, I don't really dye my hair (as I like my natural color), but I DO know that blond dye, and probably red, will eventually become "brassy" looking over time.

"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time)
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 03 Mar 2006 :  17:17:19  Show Profile  Visit Rinonalyrna Fathomlin's Homepage Send Rinonalyrna Fathomlin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I was also thinking...why does Sambryl want to look younger? Why couldn't a 75 year old woman who looks her age also radiate strength and dignity?

I've noticed this with a lot of other characters too. Do the people of the Realms have the same fear of aging that many modern western people do? Does looking old imply weakness, ugliness, and being "past one's peak" the way it often does in the real world?

"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time)
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