That's right about the age I had put them, just finished college if they were in our world. So not a surprise, but a nice confirmation.
Interesting point about Tarvek being unable to oust Aaronev (or should we be saying Wilhelm, since they're both Aaronev, another new detail) until his majority. I don't know when heirs became able to inheirit without a regent typically; but I suspect the Foglios could say as late as 25 without breaking real-world rules for at least some areas.
I still don't really understand Klaus's logic in keeping Gil hidden for so long. Heirless empires are by their very nature less stable than ones with a line of succession; and it deprived Gil of the ability to develop relationships with the people who would be his advisors some day. Plus, what would have happened if Klaus had died in an accident when Gil was off in Paris or even younger? It's one of the biggest problems in the GG world for me, I can't make it make reasonable sense. Even keeping Gil safe/testing him for fitness doesn't make sense. If he were worried about Gil's fitness he should have had some spares created somewhere that he was also raising, in case Gil didn't work out. And Gil would be arguably safer once known if Klaus became incapacitated for some reason.
I'd just remind people that this is here, people are forgetful after all. Um. I'm working my way through the whole tropes thread slowly, it's very interesting to see how people think.
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Re: Gil's Age
Date: 2012-04-12 10:37 pm (UTC)Interesting point about Tarvek being unable to oust Aaronev (or should we be saying Wilhelm, since they're both Aaronev, another new detail) until his majority. I don't know when heirs became able to inheirit without a regent typically; but I suspect the Foglios could say as late as 25 without breaking real-world rules for at least some areas.
I still don't really understand Klaus's logic in keeping Gil hidden for so long. Heirless empires are by their very nature less stable than ones with a line of succession; and it deprived Gil of the ability to develop relationships with the people who would be his advisors some day. Plus, what would have happened if Klaus had died in an accident when Gil was off in Paris or even younger? It's one of the biggest problems in the GG world for me, I can't make it make reasonable sense. Even keeping Gil safe/testing him for fitness doesn't make sense. If he were worried about Gil's fitness he should have had some spares created somewhere that he was also raising, in case Gil didn't work out. And Gil would be arguably safer once known if Klaus became incapacitated for some reason.
I'd just remind people that this is here, people are forgetful after all. Um. I'm working my way through the whole tropes thread slowly, it's very interesting to see how people think.