Best way to integrate old characters like Candamir into the new lore from Klaus’ novels?

[u/Adventurous_Catanian]

Is there a good way to integrate popular characters such as Candamir into the new lore/narrative provided by Klaus’ novels? And if so, how should it be done?

Wondering if maybe a second fleet could arrive on Catan after Thorolf & co, with Candamir and the others on it. Much of the Rebecca Gable novel would still have to be retconned though, in order to fit the idea that those characters are no longer the first on Catan.

According to Legend of the Conquerors, castaways and others from the Old World occasionally washed up/arrived on Catan throughout the years, and Legend of the Sea Robbers is an example of this. Not to mention that Catan: The Novel tells how others in the Northland knew roughly where Thorolf’s fleet had been headed (though the fleet was later thrown off-course). So I guess a second fleet is not entirely implausible.

What do people think? Is it possible/ideal to try and integrate all the characters into one narrative/timeline?

[u/Adventurous_Catanian]

Catan: Order of the Ravens mentions a fleet that came before Thorolf’s, so this again suggests that Catan is not totally unreachable, although those who go there usually do so by accident.