Of course I meant Orlaan finds it. And indeed she does, later on in PotD and captures it in her staff. Much too much of a coincidence. Michael On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student) wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Barr [mailto:barr at barrs.org] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:23 PM > > To: Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student) > > Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info > > Subject: RE: POTD question... > > > > On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student) wrote: > > > > > > > > This falls in the same category as the "Orlaan/Loraan" controversy. > > > _I_ still don't believe there's no connection! Rachel > > > > > > > I don't either. Too much of a coincidence. Aliera's soul is somehow > > rescued during Adron's disaster; Loraan finds a loose soul > > and captures it > > in a staff; 250 years later (roughly) Loraan has Aliera's > > soul trapped in > > a staff. These could be completely separate events, but then > > why bring it > > up in the first place. > > I believe you mean _Orlaan_ finds the loose soul (but did she? She was > looking, but did she find it?) and _Loraan_ has it 250 years later. > Since I have been made reminded of the existance of Rolaan the Jhereg in > Vlad's time, I'm wondering how he fits in. I believe I'll also try to > make Rollandar part of the crowd. Here's my working theory: These > characters are actually the same person. A very talented person. > Probably a god of some sort. Maybe that's how it works in our universe > too; everyone with the same name is actually the same person. :) > > Yes, yes, I'm just being silly now. Religions have been founded on > stranger notions though! > > Rachel >