> -----Original Message----- > From: Gametech [mailto:voltronalpha at hotmail.com] > >> How is sorcery returned to the Empire? Does it > automatically happen > >> with the recovery of the orb? > >> > > > > I would think so. However, there's an interesting question I've > > always had. How does the Orb know who is a citizen of the empire? > > Will all of the old citizen's immediately get access to the > Orb? Or > > will that only happen once they give their allegience to Zerika? > > > That is a good question, I would suspect that anyone whom > used to have privilege to the orb had it immediately, however > they would have to have thought to reach to the orb which is > unlikely as very few know about it's return, no doubt Sethra > has a connection because she is aware to try to use it, > though like I've thought before if you can be granted the > ability to tap the orb it could be taken away, I would assume > anyone whom had privilege before the interegnum would > automatically have it and anyone born after would not. This > would have to take into the idea that there was someone who > took care of such things via the Empress/Emperor of the time. > Maybe it also knows based on your bloodline like all > Dragaeran's get it by default and there is a 'banned list' > and a 'Jhereg list'. The orb after all is aware at least > enough to do certain things on it's own. If you think of the Orb as a very very very powerful computer, it could easily be more complicated. You could have "authorized and normal users" and then "users that are authorized to add normal users" and since Zerika would be the equivalent of "superuser" she is able to add either normal users, or users that are authorized to add normal users. By the same token, she could instruct the Orb to only allow select people initially, or in particular, Sethra. (Although, that would raise some interesting questions about how well sorcerors "rebel"....if Emperor can turn off their access to the orb....perhaps a sign the cycle has turned is if the Emperor suddenly loses "superuser" access. Short version: Given that the Orb is a magical device (or artifact, if you prefer) of incredible power and sophistication, it's easy to imagine it having any level of complexity when it comes to how it works. Another method, there may be a "ritual" that imprints new "nobility" or, a ritual that adds your DNA-sequence to the orb's list of authorized users (which would make it easy for descendants to keep the access their ancestors had. :)