Will the real Prince of Furyondy please stand up?
There is a bit of confusion concerning the heir to the throne of Furyondy. In the 1983 boxed set, Thrommel is noted to be the Marshall of Furyondy as well as serving as the Provost of Veluna. In FtA, Carl Sargent seems to think that the Marshall/Prince is a separate person from the Provost. This seems to be due to carelessness on Sargent’s part. He probably read the timeline on p.9 of the Guide to the WoG which reads ‘Prince of Furyondy/Provost of Veluna kidnapped’ and missed the text on p.11 which reveals these to be the same person. There is also confusion over exactly what the Prince of Furyondy’s name is, and what number of that line he is (III or IX). In the earlier material, the Prince is Thrommel (no number given), while Carl Sargent refers to him as Avras IV. In the ToEE, p.66 is the following line: ‘On three, in six, lies nine’, referring to the trapped Prince. Some have taken this as a reference to Thrommel as the ninth of his line. This is unlikely, as Thrommel II freed Dyve
