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At one point, Penric mentions that he contracted his demon 8 years ago, and he was 19 then, which would make him 27. However, at another point he mentions that Ruchia’s last trip to Lodi was 19 years ago, and he would have been about 7 then, which would make him about 26 now.
I've taken to writing Pen's age in pencil on the first page of each book. Helps me keep track.
There is up to a year's slack in any character's relative age depending on whether one pictures them born in January or December, or the local equivalent. I've not yet needed to establish Pen' birthday, so approximations serve.
Ta, L.
I think the inaccuracy arises primarily because Pen is measuring time in approximate years without counting months or days. When he says, “X years ago”, I suppose he may be rounding to the nearest year, or rounding up, or rounding down. Or he may be subtracting one year from the other without paying any attention to the months—which I guess is most likely as it’s the simplest method.
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At one point, Penric mentions that he contracted his demon 8 years ago, and he was 19 then, which would make him 27. However, at another point he mentions that Ruchia’s last trip to Lodi was 19 years ago, and he would have been about 7 then, which would make him about 26 now.
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I've taken to writing Pen's age in pencil on the first page of each book. Helps me keep track.
There is up to a year's slack in any character's relative age depending on whether one pictures them born in January or December, or the local equivalent. I've not yet needed to establish Pen' birthday, so approximations serve.Ta, L.
I think the inaccuracy arises primarily because Pen is measuring time in approximate years without counting months or days. When he says, “X years ago”, I suppose he may be rounding to the nearest year, or rounding up, or rounding down. Or he may be subtracting one year from the other without paying any attention to the months—which I guess is most likely as it’s the simplest method.
