(Jul-14-2010, 06:51 AM (UTC))Witted Bastard Wrote: The statuette of a future version of Elliania that Dutiful found at the treasure beach is the one loose end that really sticks in my craw from the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies....But how and why the Elliania figurine was created, and how it came to be on that beach for Dutiful and Fitz to find and bring back seems unexplainable.

(Jul-09-2010, 11:07 AM (UTC))Farseer Wrote: Thanks re your comments on iron. I wondered if this was the case (that it is used elsewhere through the fantasy genre at times, to ward off magic). I can't recall reading anything like that before but then I have not read as much fantasy as most other Hobb fans seem to have .

(Jul-19-2010, 03:14 PM (UTC))Farseer Wrote:

(Jul-14-2010, 06:51 AM (UTC))Witted Bastard Wrote: The statuette of a future version of Elliania that Dutiful found at the treasure beach is the one loose end that really sticks in my craw from the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies....But how and why the Elliania figurine was created, and how it came to be on that beach for Dutiful and Fitz to find and bring back seems unexplainable.

Though I do wonder if there's not more to it (something to be revealed later maybe, or never!), as much of Fool's prophecies hinged on the birth and survival of a throned Farseer heir, I just tried to take the figurine of Elliana on face value...that she is the mother of the future Farseer heir, the one who helps ensure the continuance of the Farseer line?

Kennit also found a female figurine and, in the same vein, I just assumed this to be Etta, the mother of the future 'King of the Pirate Isles'. Etta's bounty was the baby figurine, also pointing to this same child.

Possibly Prince Prosper Farseer and Prince Paragon Ludluck will have important roles to play in future instalments, or it's simply that they symbolise the 'new course'?

Dragon haven spoilin

An alternative bride, which would provide a bit of an interesting twist, would be Thamyra. That is naturally ignoring any details on age for that prince, should he still be very young.

(Jul-19-2010, 05:34 PM (UTC))thul Wrote: Are you sure they'll both be princes?
Would it not be quite possible that one of them is a princess?
Mind you, it is a while since these beings read the farseer books, so they do not recall exactly. They cannot recall anything on whether Etta's child is female or male. If that last was unspecified, then it would be most natural for that one to be female. All the previous farseer heirs have gone abroad to find their wives/queens, so why should not the next one do that too?

Dragon haven spoilin

An alternative bride, which would provide a bit of an interesting twist, would be Thamyra. That is naturally ignoring any details on age for that prince, should he still be very young.

(Jul-20-2010, 07:18 AM (UTC))thul Wrote: hmm... right... 'thul forgot that about spoilers yesterday...

they'll take thy word for the "prince proper farseer" and they do recall the "Paragon Ludluck", but they do not recall any gender on the latter... Paragon isnt much of a gender-specific name, as it is rarely used on any human being... but only time will show the gender of Etta's child...