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Akryn
Acolyte
Finland
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 Posted - 12 Jul 2006 : 11:25:57
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Oki-doki..
After reading Windwalker a while ago (which btw has a lot of very interesting characters) i started wondering what Sharlarra was.. She was a very accomplished thief for sure and a talented mage but more than that not a whole lot was mentioned about her history. She was captured when she was young and never knew her parents, i guess.
So my question is, has Sharlarra been mentioned in any books pre-Windwalker or even better has there been an official publication about her somewhere, history etc.
The book gave some hints in the end , mainly the horse but it was all pretty flimsy..
Care to debate anyone?
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Kajehase
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Jul 2006 : 13:52:45
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| Nothing else has been published about her, but if you check out the Ask Elaine Cunningham thread, you can find a little more about her. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 12 Jul 2006 : 17:00:22
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She's a star elf according to Elaine. Elaine had some info about them before she wrote that novel and so she included that character in her novel before UE was released/around the time that sourcebook was released.
So, no there's no earlier lore about her except for UE and the material about the star elves that have since been published. I.E. Richard Baker's Last Mythal novels and the upcoming module about star elves. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 12 Jul 2006 : 17:04:07
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Indeed. Just to expand a little more on Kuje's answer...
A star elf did in fact exist in FR fiction before the release of UE -- but we didn't have the information, in the form of Unapproachable East, available at the time to make that definition.
I'll let Elaine explain further -
"First, I'm a little puzzled by the comments that star elves were "finally" recognized in a novel, as this subrace was introduced in a fairly recent game product. Second, I did not openly state that Sharlarra was a star elf because this game product had not yet been released when I was writing Windwalker. I obtained a copy of the manuscript from WotC and read it for continuity, and also for ways to tie the novel more closely with the new lore. Because of the timing, I was trying to avoid NDA restrictions, not to mention territorial issues--I don't imagine game designers would be pleased to see their new creations unveiled elsewhere. A small matter of professional courtesy.
But I had no doubt that Sharlarra would be recognized for what she is. I've fielded quite a few questions about her race, some on the WotC message boards and some in email, and quite a few people made the connection without any trouble."
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Akryn
Acolyte
Finland
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Posted - 13 Jul 2006 : 08:52:45
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| Thank you all for the info.. I hope Sharlarra pops up in future novels too :D |
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Sharlarra ex-apprentice of Khelben
