Kevin's Watch

For centuries they sent there sons and husbands off to defend a land they had never seen , to fight in a cause that was not their own , and for what ? The mothers of America know.

hahah...yeah...the bloodguard come home hungry after 2000 years service and the women say after 2000 years all you can say is im hungry?

And how come no women Haruchai were present to do battle? a Haruchai woman could still knock some heads im sure, especially if shes watching her Haruchai guys back. a 7 year old child haruchai could beat up a full grown normal man. hahahahah

Maybe they are like the Spartans, capable women, but only the best of the men are allowed to fight?

..or they push them into a pit.

Something Broken wrote:For centuries they sent there sons and husbands off to defend a land they had never seen , to fight in a cause that was not their own , and for what ? The mothers of America know.

We don't like it but sure as hell ain't much we can do about it!

This is such an interesting topic...

After reading the first three books, (w/out Gilden-Fire) I still didn't understand TC's extreme reaction towards Bannor in TPTP. (where he says that the Oath of the Bloodguard was all pride, etc.)

But when I actually read Gilden-Fire, the Bloodguard really fell in my eyes. I don't think I fully realized this at the time, but I was kinda shocked that when they took the oath, the women were not present or consulted.

And I'd say those 500 Bloodguard (or however many of those were married) basically divorced (or certainly separated from) their wives by taking that Oath.

But it does bring up an interesting question. All of the haruchai men present were in total agreement about this. And haruchai women are probably in many ways "made of the same stern stuff." Did the men just know that the haruchai women would have agreed if they had seen what the haruchai men saw at Revelstone? Of course, this would all be speculation...

On further reflection, I suppose it is possible that after the oath was taken, a few dozen Haruchai were selected to be "reserves/replacements" every year and remained unmarried for a certain time (I assume that "common" none-serving Haruchai themselves aged, Bloodguard did not)....resulting in all future Bloodguard not being married?

Just a thought.

Sorry Chaps - but you have this whole thing wrong.

In selecting the Haruchai who would replace the Bloodguard the eldest of the Haruchai would draw names from a very big hat.

It had to be a very big hat because only married Haruchai could apply... this was to honour the First 500...

And, of course, under pressure from The Married Haruchai Male Union...

I bet the Haruchai women were upset because while they were freezing their asses off in the western mountains they could have come lived in revelstone with much better conditions. im surprised the lords didnt tell the haruchai to come take some of the empty space in the huge keep.

That's actually an excellent point!

For all we know, Kevin might have offered. But the Haruchai are such a proud people, I'm sure they'd have refused on prinicple.

Yes - they were a bit thick that way.

I can see that reply...

"Revelstone is a tool against cold and starvation. The Haruchai disdain the use of tools."

Ever wonder how Haruchai cook food without tools? Or skin a rabbit, or whatever?

Hurm...

On that note we would all be living in trees and eating our food raw.

Expedience and practicality work every time.

Oh, hang on, sorry - we're talking Haruchai here...

Please ignore this shivering Hare.

Perhaps they found hammers to be impractical when they discovered they could drive nails with their bare hands... wish I could do that.

I thought they used their foreheads for nails...

I wont mention how they drive a screw.

Mr. Broken wrote:I wont mention how they drive a screw.

But it's in your mind anyway.

Maybe you can find people to help with this?

I have not yet begun to explore the depths of my depravity. I have tasted despite, it tastes like chicken, and smells like teen spirit.