> Dumb question, but why doesn't Aliera just ask Pathfinder where to > get a nice juicy hunk of trellanstone? The Gods are obviously not > the sole suppliers... Well, we saw, in _Issola_ what would happen if the Jenoine got their hands on another Orb. What might happen if Dragaera had a second Orb running around? Or three, or a dozen? I think Sethra wouldn't be too pleased, much less the Gods, the Empress, and anyone who has an interest in keeping the Empire from degenerating into a series of civil wars. To the left, we've mentioned how Vlad had to remind Aliera to use Pathfinder to find the Jenoine. She, perhaps, just hasn't thought to use it in such a way.... And there are no dumb questions, just stupid answers! <grin> Chris "He is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins." - Frederick Douglass