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#1 BellaGrace

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 04:30 PM

Here's a minor thing that kind of bugged me...

In SW Leoman knew that L'oric was Tiste Liosian...

However, in 7C L'oric was disguising himself as human (I specifically remember a part of the book talking about how he was able to change his appearance just like Rake could - and he went on to think about how Rake had appeared human for 200 years while he served as a bodyguard to a king).

So...I can understand how Leoman would probably recognize L'oric if he saw him in Tiste Liosian form - but it makes no sense to me how he would have been worried about meeting L'oric once he was captured by the TL army. He wouldn't have any reason to even suspect that L'oric was TL.

Thoughts? Did I miss something or forget something?

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#2 Spoilsport Stonny

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 07:23 PM

IT may not have been explicitly stated, but could be hand-waved away if you consider that Leoman had been in the company of the Queen of Dreams since Y'Ghatan and she could have easily explained who L'oric was.

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#3 Andorion

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Posted 12 February 2015 - 02:52 AM

Spoilsport Stonny, on 11 February 2015 - 07:23 PM, said:

Probably the most likely explanation

#4 worry

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Posted 12 February 2015 - 03:24 AM

"Alas, poor L'oric! I knew him..." -- Leoman

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#5 theocean

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Posted 12 February 2015 - 06:34 PM

How disguised was he, i thought he still had the traits who anyone with knowledge of what a TL was, could know what he was. I just didnt think people knew what a Tiste L was

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Posted 12 February 2015 - 08:12 PM

L'oric was disguising himself in HoC - the QoD mentions that he hides his Liosan blood well - but in the company of other Liosan and not trying to maintain the guise, i'm guessing it's obvious.

We didn't need to see Leoman's 'oh, duh' moment... he probably suspected something was off about Loric as with every other High Mage in the Whirlwind.

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