> From: Jag [mailto:agrajag at dragaera.net] > > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 16:02, circadian rhyme wrote: > > > When StY and Aliera fought at > > the end of _Dragon_, and the Morganti sword exploded, wouldn't the > > shrapnel have been positively hazardous? If not, then does sundering > > a Morganti weapon dissipate its noxious nature? > > I just had a thought on this. There is some serious magic at work when > it comes to MWs. And the magic is focused on the entire blade. So it > might make sense that when the blade is more or less destroyed, that the > magical effects dissapate. Somewhat like stories where a magical > artifact is destroyed and thus all its magical abilities go away as > well, even if you still have the pieces of it. > > Who knows, perhaps if you reforge the blade the effects would return, > but I bet only the Serioli would know how to reforge the blade. > I'll bet that Khavreens buttons were secretly part of a GreatWeapon. Where else better to hide them than plain sight ? Will we ever be told ? W All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope. --Alexandre Dumas (the Elder)