In 1390 AD, nine hundred humans came to the Land of Nye from Planet Earth, including the resourceful Brother Bede who became the first Brown Wizard.
I joined a Benedictine abbey in Wales at the age of fourteen because it appeared to be my best chance for making the world a better place. Looking back from the twenty-first century, it is obvious my efforts would have been better spent making improvements in the secular world, as I did in the Land of Nye. Bear in mind that the fourteenth-century worldview was hierarchical, theocentric, and apocalyptic.
— Brother Bede
These flashbacks to his previous life on Earth, written 600 years ago, are included in Part Four: Polara's Peace (tangential to the main story line). They are rich in references of interest to historians or history buffs—some wikipedia links are provided for those who wish to investigate further.
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