Puckohue Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Quote defending Terasarin against the duplicity that took his life. What duplicity was that? Didn't he fall off a cliff trying to evade a dinosaur? That's what the Storm Voice told me. Quote is from The Smoking Ruin & Other Stories Quote Early Family History Humakt, Raven, and Wolf Boldhome Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Specifically the references for his death in KoS are: "He was killed when he would not relinquish, and his heart turned to stone." (30) "Terasarin ruled for eighteen years, but was killed when a stray moonbeam blinded him as he climbed a cliff to escape a hungry dinosaur." (116) "Terasarin, son of Tarkalor. Crowned 1582, died in 1600 by a dinosaur." (154) "1600 Prince Terasarin killed by Lunar sorcery. Stead fortified." (181) So it's quite likely the dinosaur was arranged, and was part of a Lunar assassination via magic. (If you want to be literal, it may actually have been the Moonfire spell from RQG 396) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordabdul Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 "Duplicity" was the name of the dinosaur. Part of a trio of dinosaurs owned by a Lunar general, named Felicity, Duplicity, and Trinity. 4 3 Quote Ludovic aka Lordabdul -- read and listen to The God Learners , the Gloranthan podcast, newsletter, & blog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Either that or it's a typo, and they meant Diplodocy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 In the Dragon Pass boardgame, dinosaurs could be controlled by the factions. I always blamed the "stray moonbeam" on Moirades and his cotery of Provincial University magicians performing long range magic similar to that of the Imperial College. The moonbeam may have caused temporary madness, which put together with an enraged dinosaur (possibly also moonbeamed) anda cliff creates the immediate means. So, no contradictions there only corroborating evidence faintly outlining what really happened, at least to me. 1 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Dangerduck Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, lordabdul said: "Duplicity" was the name of the dinosaur. Part of a trio of dinosaurs owned by a Lunar general, named Felicity, Duplicity, and Trinity. That's a false legend. The real names were Monogamy, Duplicity, and Menagery. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordabdul Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 28 minutes ago, Rodney Dangerduck said: The real names were Monogamy, Duplicity, and Menagery. 🙂 I like that better indeed! Seriously, I was wondering for a second if "duplicity" might have been "diplodocus" auto-corrected by the author's writing software... but there's no diplodocus in the RQ Bestiary... 1 Quote Ludovic aka Lordabdul -- read and listen to The God Learners , the Gloranthan podcast, newsletter, & blog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 9 hours ago, lordabdul said: I like that better indeed! Seriously, I was wondering for a second if "duplicity" might have been "diplodocus" auto-corrected by the author's writing software... but there's no diplodocus in the RQ Bestiary... And there was no auto-correcting software, when the first edition of King of Sartar was released in 1992. Or at least it was not as usual as it is now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) I guess they might also be blaming a freak accident on their perennial enemies? Happens all the time IRL. EDIT: I do know that's a boring explanation. But if one is so inclined, one could spin further on it with some kind of commentary on public opinion in times of war and crisis or what have you. Edited May 21, 2020 by Sir_Godspeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erol of Backford Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 So Terasarin dies: Would dignitaries not have gone to a funeral or something? Would say the Feathered Horse Queen or the Queen of Nochet? Would they, more likely send a representative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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