(ahem - extra recipients snipped, not that _I_ care): On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, David Silberstein wrote: > > >On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Alexx S Kay wrote: > > > >#> > >#> The first time Vlad teleports to Castle Black, he notices the Overcast > >#> beneath him, and above, more of the same. OTOH, in Athyra, Rocza is > >#> able to fly through the Overcast in one breath. Which she holds. > >#> Because it's toxic. Seems to me Morrolan is a smart enough fellow not > >#> to fly his castle in the middle of a toxic smog cloud. > > The Overcast doesn't appear to be particularly thick. Morrolan can > simply keep his castle above the Overcast layer or below it. As we know, Vlad's ear's don't pop when he teleports up to CB. M is smug on this point. I imagine that CB has an isolated atmosphere and could be in the Overcast without the guests noticing. I'm sure the air quality would be better than post-9/11 NYC, anyway; and presumably the Dragaeran version of the EPA could be strong-armed into saying Everything's Fine, Go Back To The Party.