>>On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Philip Hart wrote: > >Latest puzzlement - as Zerika leaves the Paths and the Orb boots up, she > >wonders where Piro et al. are - and she knows. Piro doesn't (I presume) > >have a link. Ok, Tazendra did - does she still? Or does the Orb have > >plain old Total-Information-Awareness powers? and > > Are there members of the Jhereg who are living off the grid by not > >getting a link (assuming that matters)? >On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, David Silberstein wrote: >I am starting to wonder more about the ones who settled Greenaere... > it is mentioned (in Yendi at least) that all dragearans belonging to any of the seventeen houses have a link to the orb but easterners must buy a Jhereg title and get a link or become a serf and thereby get a link by joining the house of the Teckla, etc. (like Miko in Brokedown Palace?). This, to me, means that any Dragaeran is automaticly linked to the Orb, most likely the ones living on Greenaere as well, but because of the phoenix stone deposits (black and/or gold), are unable to access or make use of it or be tracked or located by it as well. There is no evidence that Vlad's drummer friend from the island cound or could not access the Orb if he had wanted to and removed his phoenix stone pendant to make an attempt... also, maybe Zerika could locate Piro because she actually knew him, i.e. similar to knowing someone well enough to communicate mind to mind, etc? _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail