On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Matthew Klahn wrote: #Another argument supporting the idea that going over Deathsgate is #somewhat rare would be the mountain of bones that would be there if #over 200,000 years you're dumping every body over the falls. However, #remember in Dragon that they do ship bodies from the battle to #Deathsgate for the trip, so common warriors of House Dragon are #apparently going to make the trip. But there's plenty of room for Steve to wave his hands about what happens to the bones as the millennia pass. Especially considering that natural laws as we know them do not necessarily apply in the PotD. The bodies don't stink. Time goes oddly. Space goes oddly. There's LOTS of room. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website