Continuity/Names of Places and Races

There are many cultures in the world of Asheron's Call, and throughout the history of the game, different words have been used for the proper noun of the location, the adjective describing the people, and the adjective describing other things from or of that location or its people. This article will attempt to reconcile these inconsistencies.

Isparian

Garondish / Gharu'ndim

The Gharu'ndim are the people of the nation of Gharu'n. In all but two instances, the adjective used to describe the people is Gharu'ndim. Rarely, Garondish has been used.

In the text The Reign of Alfrega, written by the Aluvian scholar Midistaff the Learned, it is written that Alfrega was dressed in winterblue silks from the Garondish lands. It is unknown when this text was written, but given that Midistaff wrote, "[Alfrega] was succeeded by her son, Osric, who would come to be known as the Wise," it had to be written during or after the reign of Osric - 810 RC or later.

In the text The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an written by a Sho scholar, it is said that Empress Kou-an wrote, "The Gharu'ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders." Empress Kou-an was the great granddaughter of Emperor Kou, and Emperor Kou was said to have united the Sho under his rule in 1046 RC, So this statement by Kou-an was likely written in the 1100s RC.

Conclusion: Garondish seems to be a dated term, having not been used for possibly 200 years, and it appears to only have been used by other cultures.