(Catching up kind of late...) On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Wes wrote: # Also, with #Aliera's temper, I suspect that pathfinder has destroyed souls a plenty #since it's acquisition. Of course, I can't think of a specific instance, #but she hasn't had it very long really; only since DRAGON which in terms of #drageareans isn't very long at all. Vlad tells us though -- I forget where and I'm AFB (away from books); maybe when he's introducing us to Aliera in _Jhereg_ -- that although she continually issues challenges over perceived comments on her height, "she doesn't hold a grudge-- she almost always revivifies them afterward" (approx. quote). That hardly sounds like the level of viciousness that would destroy her opponent's soul, which even the Organization is extremely reluctant to do. I'd say that killing the body satisfies her bloodthirstiness. -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website