On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 14:08, Derrill 'Kisc' Guilbert wrote: > I would say that wizard staves are less than Artifacts, generally. I would > imagine that Morrolon and Sethra, for instance, might have staves that could > qualify as Artifacts, but generally, I would think that every wizard on the > block isn't capable of creating an Artifact. > > Now, I would define Artifact (with capital A) as something that transends > the creator in some way. Either they last forever (or a Really Long Time), Even if Sethra made something that lasted forever, would that really be transending her? :) > they are "ultimately" powerful (the orb), they are Unique and useful to many > people, that sort of thing. > > A wizard's staff, while often powerful, doesn't /generally/ matter beyond > that particular wizard who created it. The Orb and the Great Weapons have > been a part of history, to some extent regardless of their users. Hm.. I think taking all of this into account, we could probablly cound Sethra Lavode as an Artifact. Not sure how she'd like to being called one though :)