Black Hair, Black Eyes *Spoilers all RotE Books*

[Farseer]

they could've. but if their population was as limited geographically as to be taken out by a single such cataclysm, they didn't.

The dragons were not geographically limited yet they were reduced to near extinction.

There must be more to this.

Agreed. Dragons could not have been geographically limited unless it was for a good reason. While there may have been reasons they may *prefer* to inhabit certain regions (due to climate, sand for rolling in etc), they would not have been limited against their will unless there was an outside influence. They were, after all, Lords of The Three Realms.

Possibly this overlaps much of what we have spoken elsewhere about the Cataclysm itself, movement of the Elderlings etc. Possibly it is simply that Elderlings did not require to travel to such areas as Fool's homeland as the dragons did just prefer to inhabit regions closer to the city Fitz visited *RWC spoiler*

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Kelsingra

and the Skill River, not to mention Others' Island for their birthings and their cocooning grounds in the Rain Wilds? Given the extent of their (and human and serpent) long travels south though, I don't expect that this would be so. Why stay in one region where there is a world of sea-bears and other goodies out there?

As for the technology thread, possibly Fool's homeland had yet to reach the technological heights that the Realm of the Elderlings had achieved and then lost? I don't believe so but it is possible. If there had ever been Skill-pillars there, or even Elderling cities etc, why would the Elderlings of the city Fitz visited *RWC spoiler*

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Kelsingra

, Cassarick and/or Frengong not have fled further than Aslevjal? Maybe they felt safe enough in the Out Islands? After all, effects of the Cataclysm or conflict were experienced even as far as Buck with the mounds of earth seen by Fitz likely covering Elderling dwellings of old.

Despite all that, it is worthy to note the loss of ships and crews that dared anchor on the side of the Treasure Beach of Others' Island (which is why Kennit and co would always anchor on the side closer to the Cursed Shores). Where did these ships go if not the other side of the sea, around the region of the home of the Great Sail Fleet? Nobody had ever heard of them again to know. That they disappear suggests that there exists a destination Pillar...unless, of course it is damaged or well under ocean waters and the ships and crew perish...such as Fitz used to fear with Pillars being broken or buried beneath the earth.

Either way, I have long thought that it was possibly from around the same region of The Great Sail Fleet that Fool originated, and it is from their (The Great Sail Fleet's) three-yearly visits to the Satrap's seat that Fool may have made his way west.

Maybe magic, such as the magic that surrounds the path of the Others, keeps Elderlings and dragons at bay?

Lots to think on...

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Umm...sorry...I completely went off topic when I was actually supposed to be here talking about how the black hair and eyes is a connection of not only Buck with the Out Islands but also with the 'city' that Fitz visited *RWC spoiler*

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Kelsingra

. I know I've spoken about it in spits and spurts before but...

Erk! Must go...the computer is needed for some school work!