so to add to this "how did syldra die?" discourse, i would like to add my theory that it all blew up instantaneously. if the star was blown up, chances are that disturbing the homeostasis of something so volatile would cause a colossal explosion. we read in the books that not only did the explosion of syldra's sun eliminate the planet, but all of the other planets in the system. my theory is it was a nagasaki/hiroshima (not to make light of those horrific circumstances) where it was a massive-scale nuclear explosion caused by the disruption of an already borderline unstable celestial body like a star.

notes from a violinist on the siif

hey everybody i've played violin for 10 years, so naturally you can assume i was excited when the siif was described as being similar to a violin. but then, it was described as a plucked instrument where chords are more commonly played instead of notes, which caused me to Wonder...

here is what i think we can assume about the instrument, for all you fanfic writers out there:

a picture from the internet of what i think it looks like

some thoughts about laeleth (kal and saedii's mother)

in my mind, she's kind of a hippie, or at least the syldrathi version of a hippie. she's anti war, she wears crystal necklaces, flowy clothes. so basically i envision her as syldrathi stevie nicks

alright everyone time for an important question