>The matter of Loraan's soul surviving Blackwand is an interesting question. >It probably is a clue that points towards some strange things about great >weapons as a whole. Another thought is that Morrolan chose not to destroy Loraan, and instructed Blackwand not to take his soul. They just killed him, the family dumped him over Deathsgate and then he crawled out as an undead instead of going to the Halls of Judgement. Now as to why Morrolan wouldn't destroy him...it could be that it's a wizardly courtesy. Or he knew that he'd be making many Athyra enemies by killing outside his own house in a permanent way. It seems that houses are allowed to do what they wish internally, but they have to be a bit more careful when attacking other houses, especially with morganti weapons. Craig