Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

I remember learning in high school that the average Roman soldier was my height (5'6"). That's pretty short for a guy, in my experience at least. So if we're assuming 5'8-9" would be considered a decent height for man in Gen's world, I could see Gen being 5'4-6" and feeling a little on the small side. That's all speculation, of course. Also, I've known more than one guy who grew as much as 2-3 inches taller after his 20th birthday, so Gen could still be growing even in KoA (if our age estimates are right). That's kind of a funny thought though, and I don't recall any mention of him looking taller in the later books. On the flip-side, there was a guy in my driver's ed class (so he would've been about 16 at the time) who was barely 5'0", and he neither came from a short family nor had any known medical conditions. He was just short! :) He maybe even looked a little like Gen...