I was going over Dunkie's Will recently and I found the following legacy:

Could it be a reference to Thalia?

For some reason I'm more inclined to her being a 1st Ed. rock- or sim-star like Maria Mercurial but again the actual reference iludes me.

She's a musician from way back in the day. When I return to mine demesne and have access to my library again, I'll see what I can find.

You might have to skim the 1st edition media book, but I'm inclined to think it was a "fluff" piece designed to flesh out the will and possibly offer a plot hook.

Not unlike the "Excalibur" reference.

-Siege

I may be off base here, but I thought the Excalibur reference was aimed squarely at our good friend Harlequin - along with Richard the Lionheart's armor, he's now equipped for his task of leading a Great Crusade against the Horrors. I don't remember whether the will came before Harley's Back or after...

...and wait a second, Lorelei's name sounds familiar. Wasn't she affiliated with Dunkie earlier in his career? A translator maybe?

It was -- but then Dunk also said

@ Reg:

H'sB is before Dunkie's Will, which in turn is after World without End.

No, the order is:

Harlequin's Back

House of the SUn

Worlds Without End

Dunkelzahn's Will

The general consensus is that Excalibur doesn't exist, although it might come into beings. Certainly there was one on the metaplanes...but it might not be a reflection of the actual sword. All those interested, read Tom Dowd's short story "Post Mortem," on my site among others.

How does "House of the Sun" come into this matter, just as a place holder in the list?

It invovled Harlequin and the horrors, and occurred between Harlequin's Back and Worlds WIthout End, 'cause Harley makes that clear in WWE. I like to be inclusive.

Hmmm. I had thought that, given the ending of Harlequin's Back, the Horrors were kind of pushed back from the realms of Man. How were they so close to breaking through in House of the Sun if that's the case?

ANother group of idjits built another bridge...or, to be corect, opened a doorway. Harelquin's astral quest prevented the Horrors from coming through the Ghost Dance Spike, at least until Thayla fell. Other mana spikes, summonings and gateways could allow them to enter. Summonings would still work, but the Dragon Heart diffuses mana spikes now, and I imagine any gateways would be visible too, and well guarded.

Arrggg. Checked Shadowbeat and still nothing. I know it's out there but where? I just know I won't get this out of my mind until I find it.

To spice things up for potential helpers I promise I'll try my best to include the nick of anyone who finds the reference as a shadowtalker in some upcoming published work. (How's that for a carrot?)

That's cheating!!!

I don't have the book atm (and I don't know when I'll get it back) so I decided to post my hunch here. I think she might be in Dreamchipper, but I'm not sure. Anyone who can check it out?

In a past campaign of mine, Excalibur was the middle ages name of a sword from Earthdawn called the "Purifier." The Purifier is one of the (if not the most) powerful magic items from Earthdawn. The Purifier is a devastating weapon against the Horrors, and it can kill nearly any Horror (with a few exceptions) if properly threaded (think of unlocking levels of the sword like in SNES Legend of Zelda). If Harlequin was going to be fighting the Horrors, I would wager that would be an important weapon to have.

I got most of those old modules and I *KNOW* I've heard her name before. We'll see when I get home tonight.

I'm Not sure if i remember correctly and since most of my books are in storage right now I can't look it up to be sure. But The old adventure Dark Angel might be the place you need to look.I'm pretty sure the runners are hired to guard a singer and as usual its more than meets the eye. I could be wrong since my memory is failing me of late. I will confirm this tomorrow as I will make a special trip to the storage place just to retrive the "lost volumes" as I like to call them.

Well, I don't know if this counts but...

Portfolio of a Dragon pg 12

WHAM!

pg. 13, MitS.

So I log on to post my discovery after god knows how many hours of searching ....


And Large Mike beat me! ARGGGGGHHHHH!


H8 for you Mr. Big Mikey buy!


Good job though, and sorry, but no other referances found by me. I'd still place bets that she's included in a 1E adventure somewhere, just not one I have access to.

Thanks Mike. You'll get your ST the first chance I get. However, MitS is relatively recent and I'm pretty sure it was a 1st Ed reference. She wasn't the focus of any of the adventures which means she was either mentioned in fluff fiction in a sourcebook or the Seattle Intelligencer at the back of one of the adventure books.

Obviously i'm too late for a shadowtalk, but one of the Early novels has a reference to her as well, background passing fluff. I'll look when I get home from work (where I am now)
It might be the one that has the Orc Cat Shaman, the Light Elemental and the news reporter.

Wasn't she an in-character example of a paranormal animal shaman, specifically the Phoenix totem? Mentioned in Awakenings: 2057?

Wireknight wins the prize!

She's mentioned in a post on page 17 in Awakenings as a phoenix shaman who uses magic in her performances.

Now that sounds about right, I'll see about both of you getting some sort of mention.