@TheEdVerseAnd I’m not done with you yet! I was always a big fan of Lynn Abbey’s treatment of Thay and Aglarond in The Simbul’s Gift. She particularly added excellent detail to the characters of the Simbul and Lauzoril. The Simbul granted Lauzoril the ability to call out her 1/3 true name to request aid at any point. As the timeline has now moved on and I suspect we shan't see Lauzoril or his family again, could you shed some light on when / if Lauzoril ever called in this favour prior to his assumed demise at the hands of Szass Tam and a 2/3
— Matthew Dawkins (@clackclickbang) January 29, 2020
@TheEdVerse very steep drop? It would provide closure to a plot line set up in the mid '90s and a character I really enjoyed reading about. Additionally, anything you have to say on Lauzoril's family, his daughter, etc. and if they made it out of Thay would be excellent. 3/3
— Matthew Dawkins (@clackclickbang) January 29, 2020
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I, too, loved what Lynn did in THE SIMBUL’S GIFT. Certain things are still NDA’d, despite (as you rightly point out) the timeline having moved on, so I have to tongue-tread carefully here, but let’s just say that Lauzoril had… 2)
…ALREADY called in this favour before the events you allude to. I can go so far as to say esteemed Realms scholar sleyvas is right: Lauzoril did not perish then, but escaped magically, thanks to prior preparations, and got…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 30, 2020
