I see that 1st edition is based around 1668.  When is 2e based around?  More importantly I suppose is how long has it been since the War of the Cross has ended.  Thank you.

Of the Explorer Society PDFs released thus far, this is probably my favorite.  While I understand the reasons it's set to be free, I'd have gladly paid a couple of bucks for this.

I thought a thread just on this one question would be too limited to get much discussion, so I'm hoping its open to broader discussion about other characters too.  That said, I was just pondering - what are the political points against a marriage between Elaine and James?  Obviously Elaine has her own love life, but that generally isn't a barrier for a monarch making a political alliance.  Her real life counterpart never married because a man would be automatically superior to her in rulership, but that isn't necessarily the case in Theah.

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