Problems in Tarshite History

Philigos
The Composite History of Dragon Pass is garbled in the section on Tarsh.


 * Philigos is cited (p124) as being Phoronestes' son and crowned when his father was poisoned using an euphemism. We can interpret this as being from a Lunar source.
 * In the text of Palashee's reign, we are told that an evil overlord had usurped the throne due to his mothers magic whereupon Palashee ousted him.
 * We are also told in 1555 ST, the sons of Philigos returned, seventeen years after their father had rescused as infants from a collapsing palace and that their names are Philigos and Phargentes.
 * The text here can be rescued somewhat by assuming that the first mention of Philigos was an interpolation and that it originally read something "...the sons of the evil overlord returned..."


 * Through a statement in the description of Moirades reign, it can be worked out that Phargentes was born in 1514 ST and thus 24 when Palashee overthrew the evil overlord. He is hardly an infant.
 * Phoronestes himself was born in 1490 (or perhaps 1491 ST) and thus 24 also when Phargentes was born. He was 45 when poisoned.
 * Ergo the usurping evil overlord had two sons when he was overthrown by Palashee.
 * The usurper died in exile but his sons continue the struggle along with their uncle Phargentes.
 * The elder son of the usurper is Philigos who is killed at the Battle of Karnge Farm.
 * The second son launches a surprise ambush which kills Palashee. Phargentes is present here but described as a general rather a prince (which is not a strong argument as it appears for the kin of the king are not described as princes in the text).
 * Phargentes then kills his nephew, the legitimate king, who may be called Hendrakos and becomes King himself.
 * He is said to nurse a grudge against the exiles and those who killed his brother. Since the killers of Philigos are themselves Tarsh Exiles, it may be that the killers of his brother are unnamed foes in the Lunar Heartlands who caused his death in exile.