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Author: 69BookWorM69

Aug 16th 2013 at 8:11:43 PM

@ [=DragonQuestZ=] and ross I think you're both partly right about Gandalf. I was under the impression that white was a higher rank because of the wizard in question being tested and either purified or found to be pure/better. Of course, as with Sarumon, decay/decline is always possible.

Literature:
* ''[[{{Deryni}} King Kelson's Bride]]'': Liam-Lajos wore white to his ''killijalay'' (investiture as ''padishah''), rode a white horse, and had a white canopy on his barge for part of the trip to Hagia Iob. The text reads:
--> Amid the splendor of the four Wards, the young king presented a contrast of utter simplicity and innocence as they boarded the caique, his long, high-collared coat all of pure white wool save for the black Furstani hart emblazoned on his breast and a fringed black silk sash bound several times around his narrow waist.
::At his own coronation seven years earlier (''Deryni Rising''), Kelson wore predominantly white (down to his "spotless white kid gloves") with gold and rubies for the trimmings and a crimson-lined ivory cloak ([[ColorCodedForYourConvenience red being the Haldane colour]]).