Oversleep Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) So I just finished reading it and I have a couple of questions. If the answers are in the next books, please say so and don't give the answer itself. Why Bastille and Draulin don't wear Warrior's Lenses? IIRC they were used only once when Kaz needed to run faster. But Bastille has used them in the first book just fine, why isn't she doing it now? Why isn't Kaz an oculator? I got the impression that while every Smedry has a Talent, only those of the main bloodline can be oculators. But if Alcatraz is from the main bloodline, so should Kaz, right? Also, if you can get Smedry Talent by marriage, why aren't Smedrys polygamous? I'd expect them to enter into purely formal marriages with the Crystin that are assigned to protect them, especially those with useful Talents (totally not thinking of it because of the Ship Tease indicated when Alcatraz got distracted by Bastille while trying to fly out of the pit trap. Totally >.>). Edited May 26, 2017 by Oversleep
18th Shard he/him Posted May 26, 2017 Posted May 26, 2017 12 hours ago, Oversleep said: So I just finished reading it and I have a couple of questions. If the answers are in the next books, please say so and don't give the answer itself. Why Bastille and Draulin don't wear Warrior's Lenses? IIRC they were used only once when Kaz needed to run faster. But Bastille has used them in the first book just fine, why isn't she doing it now? Why isn't Kaz an oculator? I got the impression that while every Smedry has a Talent, only those of the main bloodline can be oculators. But if Alcatraz is from the main bloodline, so should Kaz, right? Also, if you can get Smedry Talent by marriage, why aren't Smedrys polygamous? I'd expect them to enter into purely formal marriages with the Crystin that are assigned to protect them, especially those with useful Talents (totally not thinking of it because of the Ship Tease indicated when Alcatraz got distracted by Bastille while trying to fly out of the pit trap. Totally >.>). Good question. No. Being an oculator is random thorughout the population, including non-Smedries. Smedries are special, but not unique, in Oculator-y. Cultural reasons? Plus, how many people really want Smedry talents? alot of people see those as synonymous with insane, luny, reckless people. which is true. 1
Weltall Posted May 26, 2017 Posted May 26, 2017 Free Kingdoms marriage laws might have something to say about that question, ie if they don't recognize marriages between more than two parties then the Talents couldn't transfer that way. And as noted, while all Smedrys have a Talent being an Occulator is a separate thing and not unique to their bloodline even though they're also prodigious in that respect. Bastille for example wanted to become an Occulator when she was growing up and her problem wasn't 'not being a Smedry' but simply not having whatever genetics make it work. Or look at the Dark Occulators among the Librarians for the really prominent example of non-Smedrys with the knack for it.
Oversleep Posted May 28, 2017 Author Posted May 28, 2017 Let me guess: Incarna made their language forgotten by having somebody with Breaking Talent break it?
Oversleep Posted June 15, 2017 Author Posted June 15, 2017 On 25.05.2017 at 4:21 PM, Oversleep said: Why Bastille and Draulin don't wear Warrior's Lenses? IIRC they were used only once when Kaz needed to run faster. But Bastille has used them in the first book just fine, why isn't she doing it now? Nevermind - in one passage Bastille is mentioned to be wearing sunglasses. Illustrations don't show it though.
Lightning he/him Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Apparently my answer is not in the second book. Read at your peril. Kaz is adopted, so there is no reason to suspect he'd be an occulator. Edited June 18, 2017 by Lightning Needed to spoilerize
Oversleep Posted June 18, 2017 Author Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lightning said: Kaz is adopted, so there is no reason to suspect he'd be an occulator. Did you just rusting spoilered me? Edited June 18, 2017 by Oversleep
Lightning he/him Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 20 minutes ago, Oversleep said: Did you just rusting spoilered me? I would have sworn that was in the second book (at the part about Smedry talents passing through marriages...). I'm very sorry! At least I didn't tell you about the fact that Alcatraz is sacrificed on an altar made of encyclopedias.
Yitzi2 Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/18/2017 at 8:47 AM, Lightning said: I would have sworn that was in the second book (at the part about Smedry talents passing through marriages...). I'm very sorry! At least I didn't tell you about the fact that Alcatraz is sacrificed on an altar made of encyclopedias. I should hope you didn't. Seeing as he lived to tell about it, we can presume that he was not actually sacrificed.
Lightning he/him Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 On 6/18/2017 at 6:18 AM, Oversleep said: Did you just rusting spoilered me? My daughter, who has read the entire series five times, tells me that I'm wrong, and it doesn't say anywhere that Kaz is adopted. I tend to believe her more than my memory. It must just have been my theory about why he didn't have the power.
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