On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 17:06, Teddywolf wrote: > David Silberstein wrote: > > > > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, James Griffin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Spoiler Warning: these questions assume fairly complete knowlege of > > >most of the Vlad books. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Keep going, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Or in other words: Vlad may live for a normal Easterner lifespan, for > > another ~700 years, or indefinitely. We don't know. I wonder if > > Steve knows? > > There are hints that if he doesn't die in a fight then his lifespan will be > pretty long. Quite aside from now being one of seventeen he's also a > witch and a fairly skilled one. In TPoTD the witch who initiated > Morrolan into Verra's service lived quite a long life. Barring her death > in sequels she may easily still be the head of his circle of witches. Not only was she a witch, but she was also a priestess of the Demon Goddess. IIRC, it was through her connection to Verra that she had an extended life, not because she's a powerful witch.