On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 14:49, Philip Hart wrote: > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Jag wrote: > > > On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 14:30, Philip Hart wrote: > > > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Jag wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 16:19, Philip Hart wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Jose Marquez wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Along these lines, the *GODS* commissioned the Serioli to make the MWs. > > > > > > According to the Texts the Serioli are rumored to have made MWs for their > > > own purposes (to make war too awful to contemplate), presumably before the > > > gods (who inspired the Empire to ethnically cleanse the S., making > > > internal wars irrelevant.) And GWs were made by the S. in response - > > > `they are each in their way directed against the gods.' > > > > I'm really bad about remembering where I got something from, but I could > > have sworn that one of the Vlad books said that the Gods had the Serioli > > make the MWs so that it would stop war among the Serioli. > > > > And I'm almost certain that in _Issola_, Sethra said that the Jenoine > > had the Serioli make the GWs. I remember that because she pointed out > > the irony that the current wielders of the GWs use them on the side of > > the Gods and against the Jenoine. > > > Either you're high or I am, and I still have the right number of > fingers... Hmm.. I have the right number of fingers as well. However, I did just do some rereading in _Issola_ and it would appear that I am on crack. Hmm.. now to get rid of some of it.. anyone willing to buy some? :) For anyone who is curious, page 39 and 40 of _Issola_ talk about how the Serioli made the GWs more or less because they hated the gods. However, there is one thing that has always bugged me. I know at one point Vlad mentioned a MW or two that had handles shaped for a Dragaeran, which is larger than an Easterner. However, when he meets a Serioli in _Dragon_, the Serioli is described as short (page 107). So, its possible they still have large hands to match that of Dragaerans, but I always figured they made the MWs for themselves, so why would they be sized (handles and blade length) for use by a Dragaeran?