Dragaera

Speaking of Vlad and Kiera

Wed Feb 19 16:32:08 PST 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Silberstein [mailto:davids at kithrup.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 19:17
> To: Draegara List
> Subject: Re: Speaking of Vlad and Kiera
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> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Dr. Elmo wrote:
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> >Chris Olson - SunPS wondered aloud to the group:
> > >Left in spoiler space, as this one's a biggie....
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> > >> I have a minor question, and perhaps this is addressed in a FAQ
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> > >5. Other?  - I assumed that Sethra could leave really quickly to go
> > >tell Vlad to hurry up and get to Dzur mountain.  Sethra might not be
> > >able to "leave" to go off adventuring, break sticks and bring
> back souls,
> > >but could probably make a quick teleport to Adrilankha, pat Vlad on the
> > >back, and tell him it's okay to go off to Sethra's Abode.  It
> would take
> > >all of a few minutes, and it helped to reach her goal of
> getting Vlad to
> > >trapse off to the Paths.
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> >How'd she find him?
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> "I *can* manage elementary divination, thank you very much." (or words
> to that affect)
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> >I am inclined to take "impossible to leave Dzur Mountain right now"
> >at its word.
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> >  If the blocks won't work (e.g.  because of her oneness with Dzur
> >Mountain), then there's no reason why she can't leave indefinitely,
> >including to visit Vlad in the first place without the rigmarole.
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> >I don't see a scenario where she can risk leaving for a few minutes
> >but not for a few hours.
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> Hmm.  An observation: A Great Weapon can sometimes act autonomously
> (Blackwand zaps the Jenoine even though Morrolan is dead).
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> If Sethra left Iceflame in charge of Dzur Mountain's defenses, she
> might have been able to leave briefly, unarmed, to meet Vlad.  For
> that matter, Iceflame might be able to create the illusion that Sethra
> was still present even though she's wasn't.
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> Or possibly, as suggested, the illusion was that Kiera was at the
> bar and drinking brandy.
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Let me summarize my interpretations of the presentations of the
assumed facts concerning Sethra Lavode:

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

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