On Feb 15, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Steve Simmons wrote: > On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 11:28:23AM -0600, Matthew Klahn wrote: > >> Actually the thought of Savn "kicking butt" makes me sad. Savn was >> always a character that I thought deserved a happier time than he >> ended >> up with, and to have him have to be violent again would be tragic, >> IMO. > > Agreed. Savn has the potential to be the 'everyman' character, the > guy who wants a home, a wife, children, and will be both complete and > content once he has them. Unfortunately the Dragearan lifespan means > that Savn will still be an adolescent long after Vlad's in his grave; > it would have been interesting to see the adult homebody Savn as the > object of Vlads envy. > > It occurs to me that the Vlad stories lack any such character. > Children > and marriages are *very* few and far between. The closest we come is > Khaavrens family. Of course, there are other issues that make > Khaavrens > life a less than a happy one. Hmm... given Dragaeran lifespan, it > would > not be unreasonable for Khaavren to have more children. Vlad and > Khaaven > have the potential for mutual respect; he could yet fill such a role in > Vlads era. > > Steve > -- > "I try not to sound old and cynical, but it's hard to do that when > you're old and cynical." > -me > > Rumor has it that a forthcoming novel in the Vladiad is called Tiassa...hmmmm. Also, remember that witches can live a long time (viz Arra), Great Weapons strive to keep their owners alive, and the relationship between reincarnation of the soul and genetics is...odd. Vlad could be around for a while. The question is, will his chronicler?