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#21 User is offline   ffunky 

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Posted 15 September 2010 - 08:23 PM

 Tattersail, on 15 September 2010 - 11:09 AM, said:

maybe Draconus was so clever or saw so far in to the future he named it after Rake? When Kallor cursed him he knew someone would take it from him, maybe he knew Rake was the only one who could so named it Dragnipur after him?

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I see it more as Dragnipurake = "Wielder of Dragnipur". May be wrong, but sounds logical.

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Posted 15 September 2010 - 08:54 PM

Sechul Lath -> Setch -> Knuckles


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Posted 15 September 2010 - 09:29 PM

 ffunky, on 15 September 2010 - 08:23 PM, said:

I see it more as Dragnipurake = "Wielder of Dragnipur". May be wrong, but sounds logical.

I was just looking this up today (Google Books is your friend) and Anomander/Anomandaris goes by at least three surnames: Dragnipurake, Purake, and Rake, all obviously related.

But those words aren't always used as names: when Silanah and the Tiste Andii (without Rake) first face off against Raest in GotM, Crone shouts "Silanah! Dragnipurake t’na Draconiaes! Eleint, eleint!" whatever that means. And "purake" shows up, oddly enough, in MT when Feather Witch speaks in Draconean: "Eleint Tiam purake setoram n'brael buras--"

So the words have to do with Tiam and the Eleint/dragons somehow, which is how I would usually interpret the word "Draconean". But the sword by the same/related name was forged by Draconus. The question that presents itself (and indeed has nagged at me since I started the series) is what is the relationship between Draconus and dragons?
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 12:35 AM

bonecrusher/ dying god
itkovian/redeemer
original name/seerdomin/benighted

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Posted 16 September 2010 - 05:01 PM

 Salt-Man Z, on 15 September 2010 - 09:29 PM, said:

 ffunky, on 15 September 2010 - 08:23 PM, said:

I see it more as Dragnipurake = "Wielder of Dragnipur". May be wrong, but sounds logical.

I was just looking this up today (Google Books is your friend) and Anomander/Anomandaris goes by at least three surnames: Dragnipurake, Purake, and Rake, all obviously related.

But those words aren't always used as names: when Silanah and the Tiste Andii (without Rake) first face off against Raest in GotM, Crone shouts "Silanah! Dragnipurake t’na Draconiaes! Eleint, eleint!" whatever that means. And "purake" shows up, oddly enough, in MT when Feather Witch speaks in Draconean: "Eleint Tiam purake setoram n'brael buras--"

So the words have to do with Tiam and the Eleint/dragons somehow, which is how I would usually interpret the word "Draconean". But the sword by the same/related name was forged by Draconus. The question that presents itself (and indeed has nagged at me since I started the series) is what is the relationship between Draconus and dragons?


well he is a soletaken eleint, and according to eloth, the pure blooded dragons hate his guts. other than that... i dno
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 11:46 PM

 Salt-Man Z, on 15 September 2010 - 09:29 PM, said:

I was just looking this up today (Google Books is your friend) and Anomander/Anomandaris goes by at least three surnames: Dragnipurake, Purake, and Rake, all obviously related.


Salt Man, everytime I try to use Google Book search I am shown a book and a page number. After I read the section of the page I keyed on my search is over. I can not go foward with the search using the same key word. Nothing happens. For example key word Rake book GOTM. The search will take me to GOTM and a page with Rake on it. I can't hit 'next' and get to the next time Rake is in the text. In fact 'next' takes me to the next page with or without Rake in it.

Do you encounter similiar restrictions? Hope I am doing something wrong because it would be a great tool for research if I knew how to use it correctly.
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 01:47 PM

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Posted 17 September 2010 - 02:03 PM

That'd be Kenny, AKA Toc the Younger
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 03:27 PM

 Wampyry, on 16 September 2010 - 11:46 PM, said:

Salt Man, everytime I try to use Google Book search I am shown a book and a page number. After I read the section of the page I keyed on my search is over. I can not go foward with the search using the same key word. Nothing happens. For example key word Rake book GOTM. The search will take me to GOTM and a page with Rake on it. I can't hit 'next' and get to the next time Rake is in the text. In fact 'next' takes me to the next page with or without Rake in it.

Do you encounter similiar restrictions? Hope I am doing something wrong because it would be a great tool for research if I knew how to use it correctly.

Once "inside" the book, if you look to the left you should see a search box. Put your search term in and it will show a list of all occurences in the book for that word/phrase. I just tried "Rake" inside GotM and got 63 results.
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 11:27 PM

 Salt-Man Z, on 17 September 2010 - 03:27 PM, said:

 Wampyry, on 16 September 2010 - 11:46 PM, said:

Salt Man, everytime I try to use Google Book search I am shown a book and a page number. After I read the section of the page I keyed on my search is over. I can not go foward with the search using the same key word. Nothing happens. For example key word Rake book GOTM. The search will take me to GOTM and a page with Rake on it. I can't hit 'next' and get to the next time Rake is in the text. In fact 'next' takes me to the next page with or without Rake in it.

Do you encounter similiar restrictions? Hope I am doing something wrong because it would be a great tool for research if I knew how to use it correctly.

Once "inside" the book, if you look to the left you should see a search box. Put your search term in and it will show a list of all occurences in the book for that word/phrase. I just tried "Rake" inside GotM and got 63 results.



Salt-Man. Thank you, it worked exactly as you described. It will be of great help in compensating for my terrible memory. Thanks again
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Posted 01 October 2010 - 02:35 PM

I cant remeber what Setocs name is when redmasks KCCM kills her family but it is not setoc. And Torrent isnt torrent when we first meet him , right?

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Posted 01 October 2010 - 03:14 PM

 foolio, on 01 October 2010 - 02:35 PM, said:

I cant remeber what Setocs name is when redmasks KCCM kills her family but it is not setoc. And Torrent isnt torrent when we first meet him , right?


Her name was Stayandi.

Torrent was always Torrent to me, but I may have missed something.

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Posted 01 October 2010 - 04:42 PM

Torrent is Torrent right back to when we first meet him as part of the first Awl group Redmask takes over in RG. He doesn't have any other title although between being the last of the Awl, involved with the failed Mortal Sword of the K'Chain Che'malle, a Bhargast shaman, the Wolves' Destriant, the Herald of Death, an elder god and twin draconic soletaken ghosts, well, he's ripe for SOMETHING to aspect or invest him. It's not like just anyone gets to backhand Olar Ethil and get away with it... :)
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