On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Philip Hart wrote:
>
>As an aside, what prevents Zerika, impervious to harm under the Orb,
>from walking up to Skinter and chopping off his head? Or walking up
>to him and blasting him with the Orb?
>
(*raises an eyebrow*) Good manners?
Or, if you prefer, the fact that she's a *reborn* Phoenix, and doesn't
want to begin her reign with a bloody murder, even if it is against an
upstart rebel?
>
> I have a memory of someone telling Vlad that anyone can phone
>up the emperor to complain but runs the risk of getting fried.
Yes, I think Kragar tells him that.
>
> A related question: are those with links to the Orb now relinked?
>Does this happen automatically when one joins a House or reaches a
>certain age? Did Vlad have to do something special or was the Orb
>just aware his father had bought a title?
>
Amusingly enough , I asked our esteemed author the Orb linking
question a while back (28 Aug 2001), and recieved the following
response:
] Interestingly, this is going to be covered (obliquly, at any rate)
] in VISCOUNT. I've just written that part. Strange. Short version:
] when everything is normal, it is automatic.
(and he then refused to clarify furthur. Bah.)
>On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, David Silberstein wrote:
>
>> I note that Vlad has mentioned that Sethra and the Necromancer
>> have a similar appearance.
>
>Where does Vlad make this comparison?
Issola, Chapter 14, pg 214 (HB):
The two pale, black-clad undead women regarded each other --
thin faces, ancient eyes; sort of a strange mirror image.
Sethra was perhaps a little taller, and her hair was a bit
darker and longer; the Necromancer gave the appearance of a
little more age, though this was illusory.
(*Shrug*)