Dragaera

Some thoughts on the Orb

David Silberstein davids at kithrup.com
Sun Nov 2 20:34:02 PST 2003

On 2 Nov 2003, Jag wrote:

>On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 22:38, Toubib wrote:
>
>> 
>> Two words on this, revivification is not strictly
>> Sorcery, but is a mix of sorcery and elder sorcery.
>
>Don't think so.  Elder sorcery is outlawed, and revivification is
>somewhat common.  It wouldn't be an easily purchased service on the
>street if it involved elder sorcery.
>

Aliera, explaining sorcery & elder sorcery: "Sorcery is the art of
learning manipulate necrophia, as elder sorcery is the art of learning
to manipulate amorphia."
(/Issola/, ch 10). 

Aliera, explaining necromancy:  "The art of using necrophia, and
amorphia, to control the energy levels of different life-states." 
(/Issola/, ch 10). 

Presumably, legal revivification (and other legal necromancy) is
done only by using necrophia to control the energy levels of
different life-states.

But it is presumably also possible to use direct amorphia-manipulation
to do so.

I suspect that just as Daymar is personally able to use psionics to do
things directly without using the Orb, perhaps the Necromancer is able
to directly control the energy levels of different life-states, using
only her mind and will.