Forgive me if some of these questions are repeated somewhere else, but I just finished reading Issola the other day and have not quite made it through all the spoiler e-mail yet. s p o i l e r s f o r I s s o l a Questions regarding Lady Teldra and Godslayer 1. Was Godslayer created whole in the first place? Or was it created as 'Spellbreaker' and combined with any Morganti weapon would become Godslayer? 2. If Godslayer was created whole originally, and since it seems every great weapon needs a trapped soul as a personality, what happened to the personality it had in the first place? 3. Vlad said in Issola that he did not get all the 'pieces' of Lady Teldra's soul when he was creating Godslayer. What are the implications of the missing 'pieces' to the personality of 'Lady Teldra'? 4. If 'Lady Teldra' is protection against magic, does it have to be drawn from its sheath or will it protect Vlad because it loves him no matter where it is? 5. Vlad cannot be located because of the phoenix stones he wears and 'Lady Teldra' will protect him from magic directly. What would protect Vlad from indirect magic, i.e. a levitating stone dropped on his head? 6. Will Cawti be jealous that Vlad in essence carries a lover ( albeit not physical, but who knows all the ins and outs of great weapons) in his back pocket? 7. Can 'Lady Teldra' be separated into its constituent parts, i.e. 'Spellbreaker' and a Morganti dagger, and what happpens to Lady Teldra's soul if this happens? 8. Did it matter what Morganti weapon was combined with Spellbreaker to create Godslayer? Did the dagger given to Vlad by the Jenoine have particular properties. They expected him to kill Verra with it, it may not have been an ordinary Morganti dagger! Unless the Jenoine knew Vlad could create Godslayer using Spellbreaker. But, if the Jenoine knew this, you think they would have made conditions a little better for the creation of the weapon, i.e. it needs a soul for a personality. 9. It also seems that Sethra knew what Spellbreaker was. Was she setting up the conditions necessary to create Godslayer? Just some musings Ian