Let's look at the ghost (that identifies itself as Mockra) speaking to Seren in chapter 14:
- Immediately it reveals a familiarity with K'rul. The ghost references K'rul repeatedly.
- The ghost says this:
"Do I speak of the Master of the Holds? The Master of the Deck? Perhaps -- the face of the other is ever turned away -- to all but K'rul himself." So there's another and it reveals itself to no one but K'rul.
- The face being turned away could be a reference to the way no one can break through the mind of Kruppe. He misleads through excessive language, confuses, annoys.
- The ghost even mentions the "construction of language," the "game of grammar", and "twisting of semantics." All very Kruppe-like.
- Seren infers that the ghost is alive and it finds humor and speaks of the greatest deceipt being the announcement of his own existence.
- The ghost speak of the importance of dialogue, something Kruppe loves more than all else.
- The ghost frustrates Seren within moments of first speaking with her, something Kruppe is good at.
When I read this section I was hammered over the head...the is Kruppe! Wondering if this has already been talked about or discredited. I'm sticking with it until I hear proof of the contrary. :-)
Oh, let's not forget that Kruppe uses Mockra in GOTM, something I was not aware of until I researched it. That was the nail in the coffin. When you think about it, everything about Kruppe is misdirection and deception. His looks, his language, his intelligence (only the smart characters in the series don't think he's an idiot). It makes a lot of sense to me, has anyone discussed this before?
Here's a link to the passage. Click 'page 590' and it opens up.
http://books.google.com/books?id=-Si1v80jO-kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=reaper's+gale&hl=en&ei=hd4kTOa4NNOLnQf8hMW1BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=are%20any%20warrens%20alive%3F&f=false
This post has been edited by Sucka27: 25 June 2010 - 04:54 PM