"Frank the Wanderer" <master_wanderer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> Not a lot of concrete information on the Silvanesti migration, as none
> of the "major" players were present for it.
Bite your tounge Frank! My namesake was there. ; ) Which is coincidentally
why I am asking the question in the first place.
> Time of the Dragon - The Silvanaes apparently came to Taladas having
> been driven off-course during their migration during the War of the
> Lance. This snippet is a hard one to hold onto, as the Silvanaes are
> also implied to have been in Taladas for a while (pu****ng the whole
> timeframe of Time of the Dragon) later then would seem likely given the
> overall setting.
Hmm, I remember that the Silvanaes were displaced Ansalonians, but I
thought
it was during one of the Dragon Wars that they got lost. I really don't
like
the idea of them losing their way during their flight from the
dragonarmies
during the WotL either, for the reasons you cited.
> Source Not Known - I recall a reference or two to the minotaur opposing
> the Silvanesti on the seas during their migration. This would
> correspond to a sea voyage around the north of the continent.
> Unfortunately, I do not remember where all I might have read that.
I remember hearing this too, but I have no idea where I heard it.
> Inference #1 - It seems highly unlikely that that many Silvanesti
> traveled overland between Silvanesti and Newsea without someone taking
> note (particularly the Dragonarmies whose lines the Silvanesti would
> have to somehow pass through).
Where exactly *were* the Dragonarmy lines during this time period? Good
point about them having to cross them though.
Granted, it is possible to have hidden
> them through some form of very powerful magical concealment, but that
> is a large population and the logistics of that migration alone would
> have cost them dearly. It seems improbable that they would choose such
> a risky option when other, easier, and more secretive options existed.
I agree. I also think that such a powerful magic spell is decidedly not in
keeping with the overall "feel" of the DL setting.
> Inference #2 - Even if the entire nation made the journey from
> Silvanesti to Newsea undetected, how would they have actually taken
> ****p from the shores of Newsea to Ergoth. They had no ****ts, and all
> the ****ts in that vicinity had either been conquered by the
> Dragonarmies, were loyal to the Dragonarmies, or were likely shaking in
> their boots wanting to not be made the next target of the Dragonarmies.
Again, good points. I had some vague notion that there may have been some
kind of underground railroad thing going on, but considering that the
entire
elven nation migrated, it seems unlikely. I suppose at least -some- of the
elves could have fled in that manner however.
> Inference #3 - Silvanesti does have sea ****ts and, despite a great deal
> of xenophobia, it was said to have at least a decent maritime tradition
> with trading ****ps and such. Though it's somewhat difficult to embrace
> the idea that they could have enough ****pping on hand for a migration
> of such profound scope which would likely last a few weeks, including
> all the food, water, and supplies that would entail, the realism
> required to sup****t those logistics is less difficult then the overland
> journey.
I imagine their ****ts were heavily policed to keep the non-elven elements
within a strictly enforced designated area... the more I think about the
exodus, the more I think it would have had to have been accomplished in a
variety of ways, incor****ating all of the methods already discussed. I
think
the bulk would have had to have been by sea however.
> One of the things about this topic that has always tweaked my logic
> circuits is "why Southern Ergoth?". In a post-Cataclysmic world in
> which the Silvanesti allegedly didn't have much contact with the rest
> of the world, it seems a rather odd choice, at least when compared with
> other, closer possibilities.
I was under the impression it was because of the Kagonesti who already
resided there.
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