The autumn foliage??? WAIT TIME OUT!!!

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 am

Okay, we went through this once, but let's try again...

Exactly when did Quentyn encounter the soothstone?

Exactly when did he get his first assignment?

Exactly when did he go to Sanctuary City?

Exactly when did he return from Sanctuary City?

Exactly when did he leave the Seven Villages?

As I recall, it was about a year from the soothstone to leaving the Seven Villages. Since he was selling early melons that day, it was spring or early summer.

So, how can we possibly have autumn foliage????

RedSquirrel456 · Post by **RedSquirrel456** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:26 am

Well remember, the Rac'Conans do have control over the weather in their land. We've never seen them go through winter or fall. It's a constant green grass blue sky with mostly rain, always summer-spring weather. I'd think their 'seasons' are a little different than ours with that kind of fertility.

Deckard Canine · Post by **Deckard Canine** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:54 am

Hi, folks. I completed something of a trek of my own to get to this forum. Good thing I have more than a passing interest in TotQ.

As with nearly all forums I've joined, I already read thru the archives. Nevertheless, I'd forgotten that bit about weather control. Thanks, RS.

Regarding the colors, I first thought they were on a volcano. But Sam would not be chilly in that case.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:59 am

...once again, with feeling.
<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20011118.html">in the beginning</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020210.html">Q mentions that 'the beginning' was a few days ago</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020217.html">choosing ceremony is two weeks away</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020512.html">the day after the choosing ceremony</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020630.html">(first line) the next two weeks...</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020707.html">gets his badge</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20020901.html">the next day</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20021027.html">day 60 (3 months later)</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20021028.html">Ralph has a bad day...</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20030518.html">three week delay</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20040606.html">couple of weeks</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20041127.html">the next day</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20041208.html">and the day after that</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20041219.html">that night (he never does get enough sleep does he?)</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20050322.html">been asleep for two days</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20050410.html">about a week later</a>

here's where it starts getting confusing, there is the step by step part where we don't know exactly how long it is and then there is Meribeth's statement later, to save time (and a headache) I'm going with Meribeth on this one.

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20051231.html">weeks later</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20060206.html">the next day</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20060110.html">the next month or so</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20060129.html">two days later the censure was removed. but it doesn't say what day is current here</a>

<a href="http://npc.comicgenesis.com/d/20060320.html">an undisclosed ammount of time later...</a>

here's hoping all of these links work

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:05 am

welcome Deckard Canine to the forums.
we have a few rules here.

first, be sure to hang up your sanity on the coat rack on the way in and don't fret if it's already run away when you leave.

and whatever you do. do not feed Solidus, especially after midnight NEVER FEED SOLIDUS AFTER MIDNIGHT...

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:37 am

Welcome Deckard! I see you've already been told most of the safty prectoutions. I would also like to add that flamible objects should also be kept away from several of use for all our sakes!

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:07 am

I sat down and calculated it up.

At earliest, the first harvest from a watermelon patch is early June....
So my estimate placed his departure somewhere in the end of October to the beginning of November. The balmy climate inside the mistwall (or one should say under the mistwall DOME) would have delayed the colorchanging of the leaves, if not prevented it entirely.... personally I think he's a little oblivious to the change in the weather. When you come from a place where "colder weather" means "some rookie fiddled with the thermostat," you'd tend to disregard worsening weather as a momentary inconvenience. Besides, he has a nice fur coat, so wouldnt notice the cold as much.

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:48 am

The better to be surprised when the snow starts falling and the temperature drops to -5C...

Tom Mazanec · Post by **Tom Mazanec** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:58 am

I thought leaf change was controlled by amount of sunlight?

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:14 pm

It is. Partially.

But an unduly long Indian summer can delay it... and the weather changes, as I recall, can alter how brilliant or dull the coloration is. (A sudden cold snap supposedly brings out the brightest colors, as I recall... tho take that with a grain of salt.)

Madmoonie · Post by **Madmoonie** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:51 pm

Actually that makes me curious.....(which, by the way, the colors are absolutely GORGEGOUS!)......what kind of climate is Quentyn in now? Temperate? Mountains? I know (at least for now) that Aireth is not Earth but could you give a a similar locational climate that Quentyn is in? (Like, for instance, is he in area similar to Pennslyvania or Colorado? Just curious... Seems to be slightly mountainous area that has a cold, wet Fall (with lot of freezing rain *brrrrrrr) before winter really sets in. Am I right or totally off base?

Deckard Canine · Post by **Deckard Canine** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:54 pm

I hazard a guess that the climate is similar to that of England.

Catherine_Puce · Post by **Catherine_Puce** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:25 pm

BrockthePaine wrote:The better to be surprised when the snow starts falling and the temperature drops to -5C...

He risk to be indeed surprised but when the temperature will drop to -20C or -39C (the actual record in my place) with a powerful wind. Surprise will leave for the terror to not survive to the winter. This season is usually without pity for the ones who aren't prepared to it.

Samantha risque de finir glacée.

S.P.P.

Earl McClaw · Post by **Earl McClaw** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:03 pm

RHJunior wrote:(A sudden cold snap supposedly brings out the brightest colors, as I recall... tho take that with a grain of salt.)

Which is interesting as where I live just went cold enough for the first snow of the season.

Madmoonie wrote:Actually that makes me curious... <snip> what kind of climate is Quentyn in now? Temperate? Mountains? <snip>

According to Ralph's CDs (and IIRC), Antillia is located in southern central Asia, roughly corresponding to western or southwestern China.

From the deciduous trees - particularly with the color changes - this is a temperate zone. He's come out of the mountains (pines preferring colder climes).

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:54 pm

Earl McClaw wrote:According to Ralph's CDs (and IIRC), Antillia is located in southern central Asia, roughly corresponding to western or southwestern China.

From the deciduous trees - particularly with the color changes - this is a temperate zone. He's come out of the mountains (pines preferring colder climes).

Well, just 'cause the continents resemble Pangea doesn't mean everything transfers over to Aerith... though on the map, it still looks like Antillia would sit around, say, 15-25 degrees North latitude.

Jfries289 · Post by **Jfries289** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:39 pm

The changing of the colors and falling off of the leaves is indeed, in most cases, mostly controlled by the relative amounts of daylight/darkness, but not entirely. Plants can also react to changes in temperature, soil content, and the availability of water (among other things).

So yeah, it's possible that controlling the weather could delay (though I doubt prevent) the plants' reaction, if the indigenous trees happen to be of the correct variety.

Sciguy · Post by **Sciguy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:53 pm

It you really want to talk time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNUUF4D23JA

Siirenias · Post by **Siirenias** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:29 pm

Well, weather inside the mistwall might be different. Also...

As a side note...I do hope those are light-colored leggings on that elf. >.>

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:01 pm

Yeah... being bare-legged in winter is a bad idea... I've gone to school in jeans and still froze my legs off!

'Course, I live in North Dakota, soooo...

Earl McClaw · Post by **Earl McClaw** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:50 pm

From what I can see, yes. Her skin is one color, her cape and pants are another, and her leggings and cape lining are a third. She's well covered. (And this from someone who's worn a heavy wool cape in snow conditions. It's quite comfortable so long as you don't capture the wind.)