Olesens wrote:
>
> There is a contradition concerning Roele's death. Ruins of Empire (or
> the Atlas of Cerilia, I forget) says that the foolish young Michale
> Roele slipped into the Gorgon's Citadel along in an attempt to slay the
> Gorgon. It gives it a feeling of Michael going to the Gorgon on a
> pointless crusade type thing. The Iron Throne by Simon Hawke (and my
> favorite BR book) says that Roele went after the Gorgon with the
> Empire's largest army in ages in an attempt to avenge the killing of his
> wife by one of the Gorgon's agents. The armies of good and evil faced
> off and the two leaders met in the battle. The Gorgon was going to kill
> Roele but Roele grounded his power before the heart pircing blow
> (literalty, of course). I like the Iron Throne's version (and I won't
> change) but which one is fact? If Ed or Carrie is reading this: This
> isn't a big secret like Azrai's actual status. I mean it can't be that
> hard for the world to know if Roele went after the Gorgon with an army
> or he just disappreared (off to the Gorgon).
>

There are several more errors in the Atlas, or at least other official
material differs from it. Remember that the atlas was written by the
Chaimberlain and seems to be written from his point of view (his idea's
on the other cultures shows that very clearly). I think that story might
have well turned into myth by now, we are talking about 551 years
afterall. All know what the years can do to events :-) I would say, that
both stories might be wrong if you even have a better idea and
believebility would not suffer under it.

Pieter Sleijpen