The Mordant's Need Trivia Game (Spoilers!!!)

Post by **samrw3** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:59 pm

Cord Hurn wrote:1) Lebbick was forced to watch his wife be raped by Alends

2) He was freed by King Joyse

3) He was allowed to take his revenge upon the Alend garrison commander.

I told you I was going to be picky

This answer is very very close. But I am looking for a little bit more from the combination of 2 and 3 - that is my hint for now. I am not saying 2 and 3 are wrong...just looking for a little bit more...... I will provide another hint if you are scratching your head what you are missing.... [just smallish detail I consider important]

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:44 pm

Good job on making it a challenge for me, Sam! I'm not easy to stump when it comes to Mordant's Need. I'll give your trivia question some more thought.

Post by **samrw3** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:24 pm

Let me know when/if you need another hint

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:08 pm

1) Lebbick was a farmer who had been married for ten days when a garrison commander of the Alend army took him and his wife prisoner, and Lebbick was forced to watch his wife be raped by Alends

2) He was freed by King Joyse and was allowed to take his revenge upon the Alend garrison commander

3) When Joyse saw the enthusiasm Lebbick had for punishing the commander, he put him to work as a soldier, and Lebbick gained promotions in that line of work because he was good at it.

Post by **samrw3** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:10 pm

Cord Hurn wrote: 3) When Joyse saw the enthusiasm Lebbick had for punishing the commander, he put him to work as a soldier, and Lebbick gained promotions in that line of work because he was good at it.

Cord Hurn has it! Your question.

Just in case anyone missed the part I considered "missing" I was hoping to see something along the lines of enthusiasm or as the actual book quotes - zeal. To me that was a crucial missing detail. Lebbick could have just stabbed him in the back and went on his way but what caught the kings attention:

"The Castellan's voice sank as he spoke. "When he observed the zeal with which I took revenge upon the commander, he gave me work which put that zeal to good use."

Anyways Cord Hurn - your question.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 2:50 am

Thank you, Sam! Certainly, "zeal" is a great word to describe the way Lebbick is protective of his King and country. Lebbick is certainly one of the most memorable SRD characters, and his zeal certainly has something to do with that.

My question:
When Queen Madin is told by Terisa and Geraden that her husband Joyse actually knows what he's doing and is feigning weakness, she determines to leave Vale House to rejoin him at Orison. How many days does she say she will make that journey in?

Post by **samrw3** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:12 pm

Where is Irrational Sanity, shadowbinding shoe, Avatar, Hunchback Jack...or someone else that may not typically show up down here?

....I have no idea....

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:38 pm

Not something I know off the top of my head, but the number three springs to mind.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:47 am

IrrationalSanity wrote:Not something I know off the top of my head, but the number three springs to mind.

You've got it, IrrationalSanity! "Three" is the answer! :letsparty:

It's your trivia question!

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:21 am

Haha, that's why I wasn't here...all I was gonna do was guess randomly, so thought I'd give anybody who might actually know a chance first.

--A

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 11:14 pm

Well, it was an educated guess, not a WAG. I was confident enough to share it, at least.

Anyway, sticking with the Vale House scene. What shifted about Terisa's impression of the King's daughters once she met the Queen and Torrent?

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:45 am

Who each of the daughters took after?

--A

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:44 pm

Avatar wrote:Who each of the daughters took after?

--A

Hmm... Could you be more specific? Before and after, please.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:32 am

Haha, don't think so without guessing, will give it a go if nobody else has any ideas?

--A

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:38 pm

IrrationalSanity wrote:
Avatar wrote:Who each of the daughters took after?

--A
Hmm... Could you be more specific? Before and after, please.

I think Terisa assumed when first meeting Elega and Myste, that they looked like their mother Queen Madin more than they resembled their father King Joyse.

Once she's met Queen Madin and Torrent, however, Terisa realizes that Elega and Myste favor Joyse in looks, and it's Torrent that looks more like Madin than Joyse.

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:13 am

Cord Hurn wrote:
IrrationalSanity wrote:
Avatar wrote:Who each of the daughters took after?

--A
Hmm... Could you be more specific? Before and after, please.
I think Terisa assumed when first meeting Elega and Myste, that they looked like their mother Queen Madin more than they resembled their father King Joyse.

Once she's met Queen Madin and Torrent, however, Terisa realizes that Elega and Myste favor Joyse in looks, and it's Torrent that looks more like Madin than Joyse.

Ooh, close. But not quite. I'll say the end result is correct, but the original impression/assumption not so much.

(The "right" answer was explicitly called out in the text, so I'm going to make sure I have it handy...)

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:24 am

Oh, perhaps it's that Terisa earlier thought that Elega took after Madin and Myste took after Joyse.

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:37 pm

Cord Hurn wrote:Oh, perhaps it's that Terisa earlier thought that Elega took after Madin and Myste took after Joyse.

You have it!

Neither Terisa nor Geraden sat. He may have stayed upright out of courtesy, but her thoughts were elsewhere. At last, she could see Queen Madin clearly, and what she saw kept her on her feet.

Until that moment, she hadn't realized how much she was expecting the Queen to resemble Elega. From Terisa's point of view, Myste favored her father. Myste's laugh was so much like King Joyse's smile that the resemblance seemed more important than any differences. Simply on that basis, Terisa had assumed that Queen Madin would prove to be the parent Elega favored.

It was clear now, however, in the light of the fire and the bright chandelier and the surrounding lamps, that Terisa's assumptions were mistaken. One good look at the Queen made it plain that both Elega and Myste in fact resembled their father.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:11 am

Your taking the extra time and trouble to include the relevant Mordant's Need quote is noted and appreciated, IrrationalSanity! I love Donaldson's writing, and tend to think posts are much improved with samples of his work included.

My thanks to you, and I will try to have another Mordant's Need trivia question up before the weekend arrives.

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:48 pm

Cord Hurn wrote:Your taking the extra time and trouble to include the relevant Mordant's Need quote is noted and appreciated, IrrationalSanity! I love Donaldson's writing, and tend to think posts are much improved with samples of his work included.

My thanks to you, and I will try to have another Mordant's Need trivia question up before the weekend arrives.

You're quite welcome. I agree that his writing brings in so much detail, yet none of it is wasted. Even this revelation is foreshadowed early on where it is observed that Elega and Myste looked like "indoor and outdoor versions of each other" (or words to that effect).

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