Severian among the Ascians

Dave Tallman · 11 Dec 2008, 19:33 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:33:47 -0700
Subject: (urth) Severian among the Ascians
Message-ID: <1bf4dd40812111133s3bb56290m97a6102eb644f3c5 at mail.gmail.com>

David Stockhoff wrote:

> Lexicon Urthis suggests that Severian spent a year among the Ascians.
>
> Does anyone know when this is thought to have occurred?
>

It must be after he became Autarch (1 S.R.) and before leaving for
Briah (10 S.R.). The most likely scenario is that he was captured
while leading a battle against the Ascians. Just like the first time
he and the old Autarch were captured, he wouldn't have been recognized
as Autarch. He was enslaved by them for about a year.
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