Thank you Limelleth! I've been lurking for a while, trying to absorb the ocean of information available
Argent, I did notice that difference which bugs me, but it just seems so consistently used that it can't be an accident. Well, as much as it can be "consistently used" with two examples so far.
For point two, I don't think he has to be an ardent. The note says "I had to spend hours watching bridgemen to sketch their stupid forehead glyphs" which makes me think he's spending time observing and studying the tattoos so he can draw them later out of sight. If he was in range of them watching and sketching it wouldn't take him that long to draw them out. Plus, the "stupid" comment makes him sound pretty grumpy