Why is such an ancient race as the Kencyr so backward?
“About techo/societal progress, societal is easier to deal with: if anything, the Kencyrath has regressed since the Fall. It was a lousy situation to begin with (I’m thinking especially of the Kendars’ fate) and it’s gotten a lot worse on Rathillien with everyone playing power politics in the Riverland and Caineron et al. trying to find ways around honor as a limit to personal power. Tori is just barely holding things together. There’s going to have to be a big bust-up, courtesy of Jame, before he can put the pieces in a new pattern. (Think of the Riverland map as a template here). About technology, I’ve never been much interested in that. It’s like a foreign language. I’ve learned enough to be consistent (I hope), but not to change my society with it. My sense is that the Kencyrath just isn’t very interested either. Obviously, none of the worlds they have occupied have been much more advanced than they are, if as much so. Up until recently, they depended more on the power channeled th
