Mabu asked Michael J. Sullivan:

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Michael J. Sullivan I have a long list that I'm constantly adding to when I come across a word that looks like a neat place. Mari is where Maribor comes from and shows how "Mari born" changed over the years. Elan got on the list just because I was playing with the "look" of characters and any similarities to place or things in this world are just coincidence. That's not always the case - but in these examples it is.

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A lot of people are curious about the medallion. I'll start with the first part. He was making a copy in case the Patriarch asked him to turn over the one he took from Degan. As it turns out he died before such an event could occur - but Merrick is the type to plan ahead. And yes he was wearing "the real one" when he went over the bridge. Some have speculated that the "little bit of luck" that it offers could have meant he landed well enough to live through the fall. For me, I don't think that's true - He died and his body has been carried down stream. I'm sure at some point it will be found and someone might come across that bit of silver and take it for their own. It would be interesting to spin something off of that possibility - maybe someday.

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