| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
 Posted - 18 Dec 2005 : 06:25:06
|
This started to come up in the Catti-brie Character Study, and it got me to thinking . . . what are the official ages of some of the major NPCs of the Realms? Catti-brie I narrowed down to somewhere between 36-41 years old by the current year (Year of Lightning Storms).
First, can anyone definitively state her age, and second, does anyone have the specific dates for the ages of some of the other Realms NPCs, such as Alias, Danilo, Arilyn, etc?
Obviously this is less important for the Chosen and for long lived races, such as elves, gnomes, even dwarves, but its an interesting thing to have pegged down (even if some of the authors and developers might cringe once they realize that they have to deal with an official age).
So, any fellow scribes have some ages, and where they might have been sited?
|
|
|
Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36963 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2005 : 13:37:16
|
Most NPCs, they avoid giving actual numbers for their age... At least one or two others have been changed after first publication (Drizzt was originally over 200 years old).
Ed has said that Mirt and Durnan are at least 120 years old. And Steven Schend has pegged Khelben's birth to 414 DR. |
Candlekeep Forums Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
http://www.candlekeep.com -- Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct
I am the Giant Space Hamster of Ill Omen!  |
 |
|
|
Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2005 : 18:12:01
|
King Zaor was murdered in 1321 DR, which (if I remember the details of Elfshadow correctly, marked the end of Amnestria and Bran's relationship - meaning that Amnestria must have been pregnant with Arilyn at the time. This would mean that Arilyn is born sometime between 1321 and 1323 (since we're not quite sure on the gestation-priod for half-elves ).
Danilo is said to have been born in 1340 DR according to The Complete Forgotten Realms Timeline |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
|
|
|
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2005 : 21:22:30
|
| When I read Elfshadow, I recall it mentioned that Arilyn was about 40 years old at the time, which isn't all that old for a half-elf. |
"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) |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
|
|
Ages of Major Realms NPCs
