--- Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> wrote: > > It seems to me simplest to imagine that Blackwand > hasn't been lying around > 200 millenia or so unsouled - if so, it's odd the > gods would allow a > powerful weapon against the Jenoine to not-rust > unburnished, not to shine > in use. However, Pathfinder is bonded to Aliera > though she didn't kill > anyone (one hopes) to achieve the effect; note that > Pathfinder doesn't > have an apparent gender (_Issola_, Chapter 11) - > maybe some GWs aren't > human alloys. First time poster here, and I haven't read the list rules or the FAQ yet, so I hope I ain't breakin' any rules with this but... Think of the 'genesis' of the two GWs that we KNOW about: Pathfinder was 'encased' in a Morganti weapon Blanket until it was released (end of Dragon), and Lady Teldra wasn't even a real weapon until Vlad 'made' her. Additionally, with the 'predesitined' feel that GodSlayer's creation had (thru most of the Vlad books), I would assume that ALL of the GWs are 'keyed' to one individual. We never hear of anyone possessing a GW before their current owners. That being the case, I think it's very likely that the premonition of Morrolan finding Blackwand (Dragon) is very much like the MULTITUDE of forshadowings that Vlad got for GodSlayer. In other words: One GW per Main Character. Said GreatWeapon is keyed ONLY to said Character it is 'made' for. Each Character must undergo some type of 'challenge' to gain said GreatWeapon (although Aliera's challenge was a bit weak, it is made pretty clear that she spends a LOT of time 'getting to know' PathFinder). Besides, "they" (whoever "they" are) always said there were 17 GWs. Does that mean Vlad owns the 18th or that there weren't always 17 GWs, but that EVENTUALLY there would BE 17 of them? Glad I joined this group. Lots of people with as much 'no lifeness' as myself *smirk* D. Spayde "Swing a lot, don't get hit."