Reynir Árnason -- Character Development

[Richard Weir]

OK, new main character, new CD thread. How is this young man going to reveal his character, and how is it going to change as the story progresses.

The first bit of learning he acquires is "don't jump ship at any random stop on a sea-voyage. Make sure you know where the ship is!"

Will he learn this? Or has Emil's assault already rendered him too stunned to learn readily?

From what we have seen of him so far, he is young and naive. Possibly a bit reckless?

(Title changed AND corrected -- thanks Sutremaine!)

[Vafhudr]

I think learning is actually going to be rather key to his character. Until recently I imagined Braidy would be the more experienced mage who would teach Lalli - like a proper, academy educated Icelandic mage. Now I think he's in fact the one who has next to zero knowledge and Onni will have to be dragged in to mitigate the inexperience and teach us, the readers, via Braidy, about the more magical side of the world.

[Solovei]

Now I think he's in fact the one who has next to zero knowledge and Onni will have to be dragged in to mitigate the inexperience and teach us, the readers, via Braidy, about the more magical side of the world.

Oohh I never really considered Braidy as being an exposition device! It would make sense though, since we got to see a lot of the trolls/rash in the previous chapter so now I feel like the magic needs some explaining too!

[Piney]

Oohh I never really considered Braidy as being an exposition device! It would make sense though, since we got to see a lot of the trolls/rash in the previous chapter so now I feel like the magic needs some explaining too!

And I imagine Onni knowing Icelandic has got to play a part at some point.

[Inspector Wallander]

There's going to be serious friction between him and Siggy.  You thought she went off hard on Emil back in the field hospital?  To quote the old song, You ain't seen nothin' yet.

[Solovei]

And I imagine Onni knowing Icelandic has got to play a part at some point.

I do remember Minna saying that Onni will have an important secondary part to play later, so... You may be onto something!

[Piney]

I do remember Minna saying that Onni will have an important secondary part to play later, so... You may be onto something!

Heh, more credit should go to Vafhudr, who actually has a theory.

(and @thread creator, I'm going to be that person and say that his last name's Árnason, not Arnisson)

[Richard Weir]

Thanks Piney - but I saw Sutremaine's PM before I saw your post!

[corncobman]

I do remember Minna saying that Onni will have an important secondary part to play later, so... You may be onto something!

"You're related to Onni? He's the one who taught me how to herd sheep. With magic."

[Laufey]

Reynir, I like that name! I'm not sure if Minna did this deliberately but it's actually common that people have some names repeat in their family a lot, so Árni Reynisson having a great grandson by the name Reynir Árnason fits really well. Heh, if you count down Icelandic people's family lines long enough you'll always end in a situation where everyone's called Jón Jónsson for generations...

Editing to add: Reynir's name means a rowan tree. The verb "reyna" (= to try) also declines as "reynir" - hann reynir = he tries.

[FinnishViking]

I wonder if people will start to use the proper name rather than Braidy now. Nahh far simpler to say Braidy 

[Laufey]

On the upside Braidy and Reynir at least sound similar...

[Mayabird]

He'll need to learn to start wearing gas masks in a hurry.  I hope they brought spares.

[Haiz]

On the upside Braidy and Reynir at least sound similar...

Reynir Breynir

[Solovei]

Editing to add: Reynir's name means a rowan tree. The verb "reyna" (= to try) also declines as "reynir" - hann reynir = he tries.

Ooh, that's so cool! Thanks for that little bit of info