The Belgariad trivia

[Mister_Oy]

You made that look easy

 

[Zoe Mackay]

OK. Who is Eriond's first disciple?

 

[steelyglint]

It was the old Grolim priest they met in Darshiva who had decorated his local temple with flowers after the fires refused to relight, and after the other priests had either killed each other off or drank themselves to death. I think he was blind, too. But I can't recall his name.

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[Zoe Mackay]

Oooh, you're right, but I wonder if anyone can get his name (we are given it). Let's let it go a little longer and then if no-one gets it, you can have the victory.

 

[Alexa]

His name was quite difficult to pronounce, so Eriond changed his name for Pelath.

I'll let the victory to @steelyglint, as I don't have time during the week to participate.

 

[Zoe Mackay]

Yep, OK. Go @steelyglint

 

[steelyglint]

What was under the unsteady step on the stairway to the top of Belgarath's tower and what was it doing there?

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[Mister_Oy]

It was a diamond - Belgarath put it there to see how long it took to grind down.

 

[steelyglint]

It was indeed. The stage is yours.

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[Mister_Oy]

Who was Poppi, and who was her partner?

 

[The Big Peat]

A Fenling - one of the first known to speak after Belgarath's spell/quicktalking of Aldur - and her partner was Tupik, the other Fenling seen speaking.

 

[Mister_Oy]

You got it

Talking Otters - that just HAS to be cute!

 

[The Big Peat]

Talking otters does seem to be the theme of SFFChrons today - first The Goddess Project, now this question...

In Castle of Wizardry, Garion goes to talk to Polgara over the coronation but they keep being interrupted by people wanting to talk to Pol. Who are the people?

 

[dekket]

There was a time after the coronation, and after Ce Nedra had been given Beldaran's amulet, when Garion visited Aunt Pol and they kept on being interrupted. First was Queen Layla to talk to Polgara about Fulrach's drinking with the Alorn kings, then lady Merel to talk about how to make peace with her husband Barak, then Queen Islena on how to get out from High Priest Grodeg and the Bear Cults clutches by telling Anheg. It was after that visit that Garion went to find Belgarath.

 

[The Big Peat]

Well played sir - your turn.

 

[dekket]

In Enchanters' End Game, where does king Drosta prefer to conduct business in private?

 

[Alexa]

In a whorehouse ?

 

[dekket]

Not quite. Though Drosta did use the room for that after his business was taken care of.

 

[Mister_Oy]

It was a Tavern.

 

[steelyglint]

It was a Tavern.

That may be a bit like calling a lump of coal a 'young diamond'. It was a dive of the lowest order, a doubly-dangerous place with murderous clientele and probably poisonous rat beer.

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