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m_hunter
Acolyte
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 Posted - 15 Mar 2013 : 13:27:12
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Well meet, Realms citizen
Any idea why the last sellsword book got this name?
Road of the Patriarch
Why use Patriarch here, what this refers to?
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 15 Mar 2013 : 19:43:05
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It isn't really clear. Fans tried to work this out over at the RAS Forums, but we never felt very confident about it.
Entreri's companion Calihye asks him at one point, what creates such a warrior as Entreri. He thinks back on all the abuse that he faced, growing up, at the hands of his foster father Belrigger. Entreri realizes that he is holding the magical flute of Idalia, gifted to him by Jarlaxle, as these thoughts swirl through his mind. And his answer to Calihye is simply, "Anger."
The novel has a lot to do with Entreri playing the magical flute of Idalia, which is supposed to reveal true beauty. In Entreri's case, it appears to have revealed the beauty of truth--and ironically, a rather ugly truth, at that.
The unfolding truth that the abusive Belrigger had not been his real father, and that his mother Shanali had been a prostitute, that the Memnonite priests of Selune had defiled her and then turned their backs on her, and that the Principal Cleric Yinochek had been his biological father, therefore rendering him guilty of neglect of Shanali and Entreri both, would appear to be the tale of how Artemis Entreri came to be the angry young man who would become the arch-assassin of Calimport.
The chief priest's, or "patriarch"'s, trespass and subsequent neglect lead Entreri down this entire sordid path or "road". Thus, the titular "Road of the Patriarch" would seem to be the path of the assassin's life. It is the road that the assassin's life took, triggered by the action and inaction of the patriarch. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
Edited by - BEAST on 15 Mar 2013 19:44:02 |
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Tanthalas
Senior Scribe
Portugal
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Posted - 15 Mar 2013 : 20:49:15
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| I think BEAST has the right of it. |
Sir Markham pointed out, drinking another brandy. "A chap who can point at you and say 'die' has the distinct advantage". |
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m_hunter
Acolyte
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Posted - 15 Mar 2013 : 23:27:41
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| Thanks to both of u guys :) |
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Entromancer
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2013 : 02:00:59
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| BEAST, do you suppose Bob was using the title in reference to the patriarchy of the Catholic church? His Abellican Church from DemonWars felt like a fantasy take on the Catholic church; Yinochek's deeds mirrors some of the actual controversy within the Catholic church, which is very patriarchal. |
"...the will is everything. The will to act."--Ra's Al Ghul
"Suffering builds character."--Talia Al Ghul |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 16 Mar 2013 : 03:48:45
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Originally posted by Entromancer
BEAST, do you suppose Bob was using the title in reference to the patriarchy of the Catholic church? His Abellican Church from DemonWars felt like a fantasy take on the Catholic church; Yinochek's deeds mirrors some of the actual controversy within the Catholic church, which is very patriarchal.
I think the parallels are obvious, but Bob has been pretty careful not to actually say that about any of his Realms stories. I understand that he got into some big online arguments in the past frankly discussing his personal political views, but he seems to be very leery about that nowadays. He's a savvy businessman, and he wants to avoid stepping on too many toes. All the talk of him being a great guy to hang out with? There's more to that than just being jolly. 
I've tried to goad him into talking religion, but he's steered clear of that with me, so far. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Road of the Patriarch - Why it named like this?
