> -----Original Message----- > From: Damien Sullivan [mailto:phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu] > You might be wondering how a young Zerika could upgrade the > Orb. Past life regression to Zerika I is one explanation. > And it hardly need happen right away. ...somewhere, there is a discussion in the books about "querying the Orb", something only the Empreror(ess) can do. It's distinctly possible that all the information needed is stored in the Orb. I think the improvements is possibly a product of all three. :). People's skills improved, the orb is more powerful (multiple people meddling?). I would definitely think that someone would take steps to prevent what Mario did, didn't happen again, and if possible, build in defenses against what Adron tried to do.