Quick Question

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

Do we know how old Gerald was when he died? And how old Damien is?

I'm supposed to post a fic tomorrow and I don't know this. Help!

Comments

[laylah.livejournal.com]

I don't think we know about Damien -- if I were going to look, I'd try early in BSR where he's talking to Ciani, but I suspect it's not mentioned.

Gerald was rather young -- I want to say 28, but I might be making that up. He'd had that first heart attack at a very young age, that prompted him to make his bargain in the first place. Definitely not yet 30.

[essenceofmalice.livejournal.com]

There is a scene in WTNF that Damien mentions his age when talking to the Prince. I want to say 34-36.. but I could be wrong.

And Gerald was definitely 28-29, if I remember correctly.

[alice_montrose]

According to Almea, he was 29 when he had the heart attack, so I think 30 at most. And Damien is in his mid/late 30s.

[prettyarbitrary.livejournal.com]

Gerald was 29, I'm pretty sure. I don't believe he waited for another birthday to go by before he did his thing. Damien is early thirties at the beginning of the series, and might be 35 or a bit past by the time the series ends. I recall one scene in...I think it's Crown of Shadows, where he's looking at himself in a mirror and lamenting the grey hairs he's beginning to develop and the fact that he can't pull them out or he'll feel too much like Gerald. He mentions something about his age then.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Gerald was 29 in mortal years (check WTNF and CoS, I think it's in both of these). Damien gives his age in WTNF when the Undying Prince asks him for it. Add a year for CoS... though I think he also mentions it there in his first or second chapter.