On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:42:48 -0600, you wrote: >> > Perhaps now that Vlad's got a Jenoine-Jabber of his >> > own, Paarfi will sit up an take notice... >> >> I don't know if Vlad's going to want to publicize that fact. >> He's got a lot less to fear nowadays - conventionally anyway. >> I would imagine that an Easterner (no matter his reincarnationary >> lineage) bearing a Great Weapon would be a major affront to >> no small number of Dragons, Dzurs, and others. If it became >> widely known, Vlad would probably have to go through quite >> a number of nasty duels to convince the population that they >> couldn't just 'make things right' by killing him and taking Teldra. > >I think you may be making an assumption (though not necessarily an untrue >one) that Dragerean's would have a 'issue' with an Easterner having a GW. >For all we know, and there's a certain amount of evidence that supports >this, Dragerean's may very well think it's *weird* and may even think that >there's a *problem* but that's not the same as saying "Easterner + GW = >Bad", they may be just as likely or more likely to say "[Former Jhereg and >Friend of Setha & Crew (Now Imperial Count? IIRC)] + GW = Possible Problem" > >David > Also, how many Dragaerans are "in the know" as to who, exactly, has a Great Weapon?