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I have been trying to find a reference to the lifespan of giants.I think it exists somewhere?Anyone have any idea?
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In LFB, Saltheart Foamfollower said he was born on board a ship during the Desolation following the Ritual of Desecration. Since the Desolation lasted a thousand years, it is safe to assume that Foamfollower was several hundred years old.
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Next question is, was Foamfollower 'young', 'adult', 'middle-aged', 'old'? Or what about the giants of The Search?

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MrKABC wrote:In LFB, Saltheart Foamfollower said he was born on board a ship during the Desolation following the Ritual of Desecration. Since the Desolation lasted a thousand years, it is safe to assume that Foamfollower was several hundred years old.
Remind me - approximately how much time passed from the end of the Desolation to LFB?
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For me it suffices to say - older than the land as we "know" it - and younger than the bloodguards.

It brings to mind an interesting idea though - maybe a timeline of events and history for those who can't keep easy track of the myriad bits and pieces of the legends and histories of the land.
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Sorry - didn't mean to submit it twice....
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dlbpharmd wrote:
MrKABC wrote:In LFB, Saltheart Foamfollower said he was born on board a ship during the Desolation following the Ritual of Desecration. Since the Desolation lasted a thousand years, it is safe to assume that Foamfollower was several hundred years old.
Remind me - approximately how much time passed from the end of the Desolation to LFB?
Foul tells Covenant at the very beginning of LFB that "The Staff of Law was lost by Kevin ten times a hundred years ago at the Ritual of Desecration".

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I don't know if that helps at all....
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That seems to be inconsistent, doesn't it?

Did the Desolation last 1000 years? How could that be, if Kevin only lost the Staff 10 times 100 years ago?
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I'd always thought the desolation lasted 500, with another 500 for the people of the Land to return and advance to the stage they are at when TC arrives.
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That makes more sense.
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I don't remember the exact quote, but at some point in the mythos we learn that Giant childhood is longer than human--Giants remain juvenile into their twenties and thirties.
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I remember something along those lines - didn't it have to do with the triplets?
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Yea it would be cool if Linden ran into a geriatric Pitchwife,that was the reasoning for my question,could any members of the search still be around?I guess 4,000 years or so is stretching it a bit though.
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If you want to know the lifespan of giants, read The One Tree (which I am re-reading right now!). I'm pretty sure the giants talk about this just before or after Elemesnedene/The Elohim - they are discussing their children and some giants who disappeared in that place. Unfortunately, I can't remember off the top of my head. ;)
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