Current (1621) stats in OiD p39, approx timeline p11 (though errata will be out once I've finished discussing them with Steve). <Jane>
Relevant extracts are:
1613: ...joins King Broyan at Whitewall?. From that base, she continues her guerilla and commando activities.
1615: ...among the Culbrea and Quivini tribes
1617: leaves Sartar? to personally serve King Broyan
1619: King Broyan besieged inside Whitewall. Kallyr returns to the Quivini tribes, continues her guerilla and commando activities. Winter: in Whitewall with Broyan.
1620: early, middle: in Whitewall with Broyan.
Winter: returns to the Quivini.
1621: among the Quivini when Whitewall falls: but p39, "She was in Whitewall when it fell to the Lunars, but she escaped". Yes, it looks like both are true :)
At various points in the timeline, we have "Kallyr arrives" as if this is some big deal. It isn't. At the time the siege starts, this has been her main base for six years, and she's been "personally serving" Broyan for the last two.
In terms of the WW siege, Kallyr is completely loyal to Broyan. Defending Whitewall isn't her main priority, but since she's using it as a base, and she admires and respects him as well as owing him a lot, she'll do what she can to help, when she isn't tied up with her real job in Sartar.
A lot of people, including the Sartarites who've come to help defend WW, think she should be trying to take leadership away from him. She isn't. Not in the slightest. After WW falls, though, that'll be another matter.
Her four immediate followers, from the OiD stats, plus me and Donald exploring them via stories. Insterid has her own page, the rest don't (yet). Their stats don't include "loyal to Kallyr 10W4", but they probably should.
- Shield - Insterid Fire Eyes. Vinga Avenger initiate. Blackrock clan, Kheldon tribe. Can be seen in action (in a rather bad mood) in "Captured" (below).
- Sword - Offir Swiftsword. Destor initiate. Also Blackrock clan. Has a Vingan daughter, Randella, who will be one of Kallyr's Companions in the late 1620s. At present Offir is taking a keen interest in Pharon Charunsson, since he has "vowed to drive the nails into her cross himself". Not if Offir gets to him first, he won't.
- "Spear" - a very loose use of the position! Elusu Sit Here, bonded Trickster. Can also be seen in action in "Captured", where he demonstrates just what giving your leader a -14 augment looks and sounds like. Insterid, incidentally, has the attitude to people betraying Kallyr that you might expect. She leaves Elusu alive under protest.
- Backboy - Ernaldestra the Vigorous, initiate of Enferalda the Supporter. Elkenval clan, Culbrea tribe, according to the Companions List (which has her as "Healer"). It looks as if she's known Kallyr since about 1604. For some not-yet-public reason, Elusu never gives Ernaldestra any trouble at all. She just has to look at him, and he obeys her at least as fast as he does Kallyr.
Heraldry, from John's "Helden": "The honour standard was of silver cloth, billowing in the storm-gust. Three red deer, a single star - Kallyr Starbrow's personal device!"
Relevant links:
Jane Williams' Kallyr Starbrow Site Word of warning: that's hopelessly out of date. Latest source used was KoS.
Based on discussion on this list, you can also learn about Kallyr's capture.
You can Meet Queen Kallyr on John's page?.
Hullo: I just stopped (here) to say that John's Kallyr is so beautiful that I am already in love with her. Has she a (non monastic) sister? <Gian>
Gian, lots of people around here seem to adopt Gloranthan names as their Web nicknames. I'd suggest that you start calling yourself "Rigsdal", or "Polaris" if you find that easier to pronounce. <Jane>
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