Potential future conflicts and problems in the rain wild chronicles] [spoilers]

[redchild]

What I meant was that the social status would change seeing as they live in a city ruled by ex-outcasts. Not that they'll "Change" into elderlings.

Sorry, got a bit confused there But very interesting that you say that the outcasts would find acceptance if they travel to Kelsingra. Rain Wilders don't travel much beyond Bingtown so packing up and making the journey to a recently discovered Elderling city would probably only appeal to certain types of people: outcasts, misfits, Elderling/dragon enthusiasts, treasure hunters, etc.

Finding a way to make the journey easier (or even possible without Tarman) would also be a challenge. Digging a deeper channel through the swamps for other barges would be a massive undertaking that I doubt the Council would fund given the aftermath of the flood, but it seems the most practical way atm. However the possibility that a Skill Road or Pillar is available to link Kelsingra with Cassarick or someplace near it is not unlikely. A dragon should be able to spot a Skill Road from the air as no trees grow on it.

They might be able to use the dragons to help haul supplies and livestock. Maybe fashion up carriages for two dragons to sling between them or some sort of pack attached to the body. Some of the dragons would probably never agree to this but I imagine some like Heeby, Relpda, and maybe even Mercor would do it.

If I have it correctly, Kelsingra is the city Fitz followed Verity to? I wonder if the dragons will remember what it is and warn their Keepers about its effect on humans. Of course, the Keepers being in the middle of transforming into Elderlings, the liquid might have a different effect on them.