On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 09:33, Steve Simmons wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 07:58:54PM -0500, Alexx S Kay wrote: > > > It seems to me that SKZB has been broadly hinting, since at least Dragon, > > that souls are, in fact, indestructible . . . > > Alexx goes on to make an interesting but complex case about Morganti > weapons. I think there's a simpler one to be made that closes off > other loose ends. > > The biggest loose end: since Dragaera is clearly an ancient human > colony, why don't off-world souls get reincarnated into Dragaeran > bodies? > > Answer: Dragaeran reincarnation is a local effect of the gods. The > souls of those who die outside the scope of the gods go elsewhere. > Morganti weapons interfere with the Gods capturing and recycling > the souls, thereby making the body unrevivifiable. Interesting.. however, MW's were comissioned to cause the Serioli to stop fighting. This must mean that it works on Serioli souls as well. However, only dragaerans are allowed in the PotD, not Serioli or Easterners. I would then think that that means the Gods are only responsible for the reincarnation of souls that died as Dragaerans. This means that there has to be something else at work for the Serioli, those who created these weapons, to be afraid of them. On another note.. what will happen to Vlad/Doliver's soul when he dies again. I assume he's been going back to the Paths all this time, but now that he's an Easterner will this be his last life, or will he be reincarnated through another means? And along those same lines, what exactly is it about taking the trip over the Falls that makes it seem like you'd want to do it. We know that the soul only hangs around the body for three days (because after that revevification is useless), and we know from PotD that it can take months to get to the Paths, so what is served by bringing the body to the Paths? Also, did anyone else notice that almost no one else was going to the Paths to drop off bodys? Even with such long lifespans, I'd imagine they'd see someone else headed towards the Paths during their journey, or at least someone headed back.