I'm having some issues with the narrative surrounding the Owl Clan. I'm picking up on some contradictions, but maybe I'm just missing something?
The last uprising was 92 years ago, but the Owl Clan has existed for longer. The region is inhabited by several clans of desert elves, and according to Lin, the government is aware of them (allowing raiding parties).
The leader of the Owl Clan, Iksa, has been involved in all three uprisings, and is considered a terrorist by the humans.
Elves only have basic rights since 30 years ago.
If the government is aware of the clans (as Lin suggests), and Iksa is a terrorist, why hasn't she been removed?
Lin mentions that Elves have been chipped since the last uprising, yet from the context of other events, it seems the IT revolution is more recent than this? Am I confusing it with an AI revolution maybe?
Despite the inhospitability of the region, why would the government allow for Elves to live in a self-sufficient way? Elves have been enslaved for 300 years, and the government is aware of the clans. Certainly after the industrial revolution, it would've been easy to just round them all up and enslave them. I just can't see the reason why the government would allow them to live free.
Though, narratively, I do like that the Owl Clan is something of an open secret, because it lessens Lin's "Oh, I just remembered <insert plot device here>".
I'm not sure what Lin is trying to achieve here (though this might resolve itself in a future event). A large part of why Elves are considered less than humans (by humans), is because of their low technological progression (not even metalworking). I'm not sure how showing humans these impoverished and primitive elves, is going to change their mind.
