Talk:Hisstan

Hisstan and Pssufalu could be considered minor characters in that they have no direct impact on the story, they don't appear, and their names would be little more than the answers to high-difficulty questions at Turtledove Trivia Night. However, consider their place in the history of the Race as leaders who set the precedent for interstellar imperialism; their role as historical figures in helping to make the Race a fully realized fictional society; the pressure Atvar felt to measure up to their example as everything went to shit around him; and the insight into the nature of the Race's inability to cope with a threat to their supremacy which a reader can gain by contemplating the above. For these reasons, plus the fact that succession boxes don't fit too well into the Minor Characters lists, I feel these two articles should be restored as standalones. Turtle Fan (talk) 03:38, May 24, 2014 (UTC)