Mike Mattoni wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Michael Mattoni [mailto:mattonim at engineering.ucsb.edu] >Sent: 08 March 2003 03:15 >To: dragaera at dragaera.info >Subject: Vlad's role in upcoming books (Was: Concerning Great Weapons & >Baritt (no POTD spoilers)) > > >Spoilers for all books ahead... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Further, given the high standards of characterization that Steve has, I > >would suspect that something big would have to happen to Vlad in order > >to for him to reconcile with Cawti. Perhaps Lady Teldra's influence is a > >literary device that gets the ball rolling. > >Possibly, but does Vlad have room for 2 women in his life, Cawti and >Lady Teldra? I don't remember seeing a wielder of a great weapon who >had/has a partner. > >Mark Mark, Your implication is that the bond between a GW and it's owner is so intimate that it might eliminate the desire for or complicate romantic attachments with others. Possibly, but... Consider the source. Vlad has only had contact with 3 GW owners, Sethra, Aliera, and Morrollan. What about others? And even within this cadre he does know: 1. We don't know anything, really, about Sethra 2. Aliera just recently came back from the Paths. (And she has something going with Mario. Although, you might refute that by saying that the relationship started before acquiring Pathfinder <I think that last is correct. It's been a while since I read FHYA>) 3. Vlad didn't even know Morollan had a coven of witches or that Lady Teldra was M's high priestess. More intimate details of M's life are still unknown to Vlad. I don't necessarily disagree with what you said but there's still a lot we don't know. Mike == Michael Mattoni Ph.D. Candidate Materials Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050 Phone: (805) 893-8374 Fax: (805) 893-8971