Tag: nigel willoughby

Nigel and Deighton are both Firstborn nenes in disguise. Their reasons for leaving Twelvestones and blending into man’s society are the same… survival of their race. But their tactics could not be more different. Prince Nihyllen o’Berwyn walked away from his inheritance and joined the Dawnguard when Rotharia convinced...

Nigel adapted. We rejoin the master manipulator in Jorendon, where he is still Minister of Diplomacy, though now in the service of Queen Anne. Twelve years have passed since King Walter abdicated to save his Rhynns from the Prophet’s genocidal holy war. Nigel explains in this chapter why he...

Let’s pause and reflect for a moment, shall we? The past few chapters revealed several big secrets, some of which I’m sure you guessed and a few I hope were still surprises. First, the runaway prince. Nigel Willoughby was born Prince Nihyllen o’Berwyn, eldest son of King Berwyn of...

As you might have noticed by now, the inspiration for the Rhynn Watch, later known as the Red Watch, comes from British history. In the aftermath of the First Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, Independent Companies of militia were raised from loyalist Highland clans for policing and peacekeeping duties. These companies...

Where is Nigel? Where is this delightfully dangerous Pit? Good questions. The answer would be a spoiler. You’ll recognize this setting when it appears much later in Legend of the Storm Hawks. More importantly, what’s all this talk about awakening Edmund’s potential? The fundamental theme of Rootstock Saga is...

An old drunk slouched in a tavern chair. An old woman delivering prisoners’ meals to the Prophet’s Box. Nigel is a master of disguises. When he later meets Peder at Falkender Theater, he offers Rootstock Saga’s first mention of Phoenix Island. Remember the name. Lake Jura is the largest...

Nigel is a master of disguise. In this opening chapter, as an old drunk in a tweed cap, he blends into the scenery. Though he recognizes the Storm Hawks by name, this is the first time he has met them, and they do not yet realize they’ve crossed paths...

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