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== Fourthlings have a short life expectancy and/or [[Younger Than They Look|age more rapidly than other races]]. ==
Think about it. Most of the main and supporting characters get married and start having kids really early. This is because fourthlings need to leave enough time to see their kids grow up before they die. Quint is in his thirties in the Twig trilogy, but is presented as much older; this troper would never have guessed he was so young before she saw the timeline. Then there's Rook's portrait in The Immortals: it was painted 'early in the Third Age of Flight' and Rook was in his thirties when the Third Age began, but he's gone mostly grey. Of course, there are a lot of old professors running (hobbling?) around, which leads to my next WMG...
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Granted, Rook apparently doesn't die while his children are young - the portrait of him in ''The Immortals'' shows him as middle-aged - but perhaps the curse was fading after three generations. It seems to pop up again every so often, too - Nate's father dies before he reaches adulthood, too.
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