On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 10:44:46AM -0500, Jag <agrajag at dragaera.net> wrote: > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 10:39, Mark A Mandel wrote: > > On 17 Dec 2002, Jag wrote: > > > > # > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> O > > #> I > > #> L > > #> E > > #> R > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> A > > #> C > > #> E > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> O > > #> I > > #> L > > #> E > > #> R > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> A > > #> C > > #> E > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> O > > #> I > > #> L > > #> E > > #> R > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> A > > #> C > > #> E > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> O > > #> I > > #> L > > #> E > > #> R > > #> > > #> S > > #> P > > #> A > > #> C > > #> E > > #> > > #> > > #As far as Blackwand goes.. there's also the possibility that Blackwand > > #has already been "forged". Godslayer is the only Great Weapon we've > > #seen be created, however, Vlad is not the only person we've seen get a > > #Great Weapon. My personal theory is that at one point prior, Godslayer > > #was whole, but was then torn apart. (Who knows, maybe they didn't like > > #the founder of the Jhereg having one of the most powerful Great > > #Weapons) So I think Godslayer was somewhat of a special case. > > > > ISTR something about Godslayer being specially created to tear through > > the Jenoine's defenses. OTOH, that may (or may not) have been a fan's > > comment on this or another list, rather than textev; I'm AFB. > > What I remember from reading Issola is that the Great Weapons were more or > less designed by the Jenoine in order to be able to kill the Gods, but > they also have the effect of being able to kill the Jenoine. So, > theoretically, any Great Weapon, can kill a God or Jenoine (but I still > don't think its easy with them.. although maybe its easier with Iceflame > and Godslayer). > > Of course, given that any Great Weapon is capable of slaying a god, it > does make you wonder how Godslayer got its name. "Remover-of-aspects-of-diety", remember? I figure Godslayer pins a God to one point in spacetime, preventing a multiple-manifesting being from surviving elsewhere. On top of everything else, of course. -- Matthew Hunter (matthew at infodancer.org) Public Key: http://matthew.infodancer.org/public_key.txt Homepage: http://matthew.infodancer.org/index.jsp Politics: http://www.triggerfinger.org/index.jsp