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novium:
--- Quote from: Belmonte on July 03, 2006, 05:44:54 AM ---Do we know for sure that they said that Tavi was born -during- First Calderon? If it happened say 14 years ago, and Isana told Tavi he was 17...well, you get the point. :)
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I don't exactly get what you are saying, but I think he had to be conceived before first calderon, given that is when his father died, and not too much before, otherwise, he wouldn't be a secret, you know?
Belmonte:
What I'm saying is do we know the exact date of the First Calderon compared to Tavi's supposed age? The book does keep saying how Tavi's very small for his age and so on--if Isana's saying he was older than he is, to get him away from First Calderon's date, that'd work well. :) I just don't recall if there's an exact time on First Calderon. Now I'm curious.
Kalium:
We know the Princeps was killed at First Calderon. It's mentioned more than once. So, anything about when the Princeps died would tell us when First Calderon was.
As for when Tavi was born, about all we have to go on is what Isana and others say. My guess is that Isana tells Tavi a number, then Tavi takes her at her word. So if Isana lies, nobody else knows (except for Gaius, I expect).
novium:
--- Quote from: Belmonte on July 04, 2006, 01:25:20 AM ---What I'm saying is do we know the exact date of the First Calderon compared to Tavi's supposed age? The book does keep saying how Tavi's very small for his age and so on--if Isana's saying he was older than he is, to get him away from First Calderon's date, that'd work well. :) I just don't recall if there's an exact time on First Calderon. Now I'm curious.
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It's only mentioned once or twice, and only in the first book. He's not especially small for his age, just hadn't hit is growthspurt. By the second book, he is quite clearly 17ish...and in those teen years, a year or two does make a big difference, don't you think?
But the thing is, he cannot be more than 9 months 'younger' than first calderon. " Because that is where the princeps died. Additionally, in the second book they reference several times. "Small for his age" would imply younger wouldn't it? Which thus indicates that it isn't an issue, since that is not possible.
Belmonte:
Er, no, you don't get my point. What I was saying is this: do the books -say- outright that Tavi's birthdate (the one Isana gave him) is the same time as the First Calderon? Let's say FC happened 15 years ago. If Isana wanted to hide his age, she could say he's older than that, or younger. He looks 'young for his age' so older than that is possible. It would all depend on whether or not his birthdate is flagged as the time of FC ICly or not.
Though oddly, looking at the book (to get information to comment further on), Tavi insists that First Calderon happened far before he was born--it's in the section with the Princeps' Monument.
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