On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Matthew Hunter wrote: > ... > normal experience with a Great Weapon. In particular we know > that Pathfinder was concealed in one way, such that it was > rendered less efficious and perhaps in some way less active. > Thus we have two examples from which to generalize, which indeed > upon this list is in fact two more than required. We don't know much about Pathfinder pre-Aliera, but it should be noted that Baritt got a mountain named after him, being suspiciously powerful (see _Dragon_). This point is rather a sore one for me - it seems to me he should have had more visible effects in the Vladiad and Paarfiad. > > Why not speculate on something worth speculating on, like > > whether or not it was a great weapon which Khaavren and company receivered > > at the Pepperfields from Fenarr... > > Because we have no way of knowing, except by the evidence that > none of them have made any special note of their weaponry. In > particular, we do not know what became of that blade. We know that Adron received it. Adron would notice he was holding a GW, or a potential GW. I suspect that he wouldn't have needed to blast the Orb if he had a GW, and certainly Sethra would have noticed if he had one (presumably he wouldn't have left it at home) therefore... On the subject, I would like to once again assert that Morrolan's taking Blackwand into the Paths, when he fully expects to be staying, is an annoying flaw in _Taltos_, which if anyone can explain away I'd be grateful. Also on the subject, in _Issola_, when M and A are kidnapped, BW and PF come along for the ride, though presumably there was no physical contact - the J could have grabbed them when they were both in the shower or the sack, say, if it mattered. A GW is like a shadow, Enclouding be damned.