> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark A Mandel [mailto:mam at theworld.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:59 PM > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Dave Cooper wrote: > > #>3. This one is just my speculation: Vlad may be the son of a goddess. > #> > #>-- Mark A. Mandel > # > #Oh, for the love of... what self respecting goddess would have > bumped uglies > #with Vlad's father? Now his grandfather is quite a man, but > we've read how > #mortal his wife was. > > Verra isn't out for a fun roll in the hay, she's out for revenge on the > Jenoine. She's a manipulative b***h with plenty of power and the > capability for very long-range planning. We know Vlad is the > reincarnation of Kieron's and Aliera's brother; maybe as such he's fated > or prophesied for some special destiny. How better for a Demon Goddess > to gain influence over that reincarnated soul than to take mortal form > (if Sethra can shape-shift, or seem to, why not a goddess?), pull the > soul out of wherever it's been waiting, and bear it as a child into a > family that worships her? > This thought occurred to me as well, so I was *very* interested, not to mentioned surprised, when I found out she did not know about spellbreaker, because that means THE task(s) she has in mind for him is unrelated. This intrigues. W "You need a reason to adventure. For me, adventure IS the reason."