PErhaps the kobolds believe the only way you can avoid reliving the
past is by remembering it. So these pictures are their way of reliving
past treacheries, and thus keeping them from happening again...

We learn about our own past failures after all.

Sarah Heacock sarah@...
Meara, level 13 Enchanter, Master Jeweler, owner Meara's Boutique of
Mystiques, Phoenix, Solusek Ro /
Faerain, level 18 Soldier of Tunare, Phoenix, Solusek Ro /
Faesong, level 7 HalfElf Bard of Solusek Ro, Solusek Ro (Qeynos Hills)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ryan Honeyman [mailto:honeyman@...]
>Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 2:28 PM
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Norrathian Lore: Nagafen's Lair
>
>
>From: Ryan Honeyman <honeyman@...>
>
>> When I look at #13 from the King Room, I always thought that
>this depicted
>> the defeat of a former King at the hands of the Goblins, perhaps prior to
>> the Nagefen raid from #8? The gold is a crown.
>
> Man, you are absolutely right... that is a crown. I never saw it
> before until I looked really close at it. Funny that this picture
> comes from the king room. Again, why would kobolds depict on their
> walls their own demise?
>
> Is it possible that these tunnels were created by goblins?
>
> And the goblins had a war with the fire giants and nagafen,
> lost and retreated? Then the kobolds came and took over this
> area? It would explain why there are so many paintings about
> the white creatures (goblins). Still there are many
> inconsistancies. Maybe the goblins conquered the previous
> kobold king.
>
> Harmonic.