>>And now for a word from one of the voices in my head. Please pardon
>>the dramatization, he's a dramatic sort:
>
><snip>
>
>Of course he's worried, he's a Syrtisian.
>
>>Erm, sorry. He wanted to say something. I just do what the voices
>>tell me to do. :)
>
>Thank you, Ebony; the first thing I thought of when I saw Sky was, "I
>wonder what Ebony will make of him." Now I know. ;)

What I make of him is that he seems to be a fine fellow, well and truly following the Way of the Swordsmaster. Barbadicus is, as you said, a Syrtisian, and the Ishkarat and their liebenstraum tactics and Denairastas allies make him very nervous. :)

Ebony the Black Dragon
aka Draco Draconis Ebenium
known to FASA as Aaron F. Johnson,
Senior Editor, Living Room Games
http://www.lrgames.com