Re: A classic survey on nationalities and other topics.
Keira Send a noteboard - 31/08/2010 12:01:58 PM
1. Do you pay attention to the real world correlations to the randland countries?
I do! I'm interested in doing some fan art in a while, and I've been researching the correlating countries and their real world ethnic look and clothing influences.
2. Have you ever wondered why all Seanchan seem to be described as having a drawling accent, even though they're from all over a second continent, and so should have multiple accents?
Having lived in the South, I know there are many different types of Drawl. Texas drawl, Carolina Drawl, Alabama drawl is especially a class of its own. Native Floridians are special drawlers as well. They're all related, though, and I think the same holds true for Seanchan.
3. If you have to be Cairhienin or Domani, which would you be, and why?
Domani's just wanna have fun?
4. Of the currently existing Borderlands, which would you most enjoy being a citizen of?
A tie between Saldea and Shienar. I like that Faile mentions her father wouldn't have any problem with her running off to be a Hunter not because she's a girl, but because she wasn't old enough. While Shienar is just damn cool.
5. Of the historic nations (the 10 nations or any of the other fallen nations), which would you be from?
Who wouldn't want to be from Manetheren? Besides the horrible dying and no one surviving thing...
6. If you had to be from Tear or Illian, which would you be from?
Illian. Tairen highlords suck!
7. You are a man (just for this question) and have to marry a woman from WoT. Which nation would you go wife-hunting in?
If I were going to be a man to answer this, I'll go ahead and pick the typical answer: Arad Doman.
But since I'm NOT a man, I'll just go ahead and say that all men in Randland are stubborn woolheads and I wouldn't have em! *cough*mebbeIllian*cough*
8. As a non-channeling woman, would you prefer to live in Tar Valon or Amadicia?
Tar Valon. I imagine saying "the Light wills it" all the time would get boring. Then again, Aes Sedai certainly spout about some wheel weaving all the time...
9. Would you prefer to be from part of the globe unclaimed by any country (like the Caralain Grass) or from a part that's claimed, but never sees their monarch (the Two Rivers)?
Claimed.
10. What is your theory on the origin of the Seafolk? Are they connected to dai'shain aiel from the AoL, or are they simply the descendants of the lucky people who were able to get to a boat during the Breaking?
I think they were the lucky people with the boats that the Amayar (the true remnant of the da'shain) were lucky enough to gain passage with.
11. Why do you think Seanchan Ogier who serve in the Empress's Deathwatch Guards are called "Gardeners?"
Maybe because they garden DEATH. I actually really don't know.
12. How many Malkieri do you expect to answer Nynaeve's call?
I'm thinking every one that is left and hears about Lan. Plus those thousands of other BL'ers.
13. What do you think of the Andoran system of Royalty that determines fitness to rule by connection to one common ancestor?
Not that much different from other monarchies. At least there is a way to prove your savvy through a succession rather than just blind "she's more related than that chick" because at that point they are all so far removed. Mebbe it had something to do with Rand's prophesied bloodlines and being key to the Last Battle.
That's it for now. 
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A classic survey on nationalities and other topics.
- 31/08/2010 08:24:43 AM
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Re: A classic survey on nationalities and other topics.
- 31/08/2010 12:01:58 PM
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the seanchan do have different accents, mentioned somewhere in the books....
- 31/08/2010 06:48:47 PM
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- 01/09/2010 07:38:52 AM
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