On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 10:58:48PM -0500, Mark A Mandel wrote: > 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 . . . Mark, I respectfully disagree on most of the point in those sentences. I think that's what Verra *wants* us to think, but her actions don't support it. A few backing examples: Verra started the war with Greenaire (sp?) and generated exactly the opposite of what she intended (not smart, not good short- or long-range planning). Manipulative, yes. Successfully? No. It apparently never occured to the Gods that a new, undefended source of amorphia would be useful. Verra isn't out for revenge on the Jenoine. Never once have we seen her do anything except *react* to their actions. Never once have we even see her plan anything. And when action comes to the cusp, who's on the front lines? Sethra, Vlad, the Necromancer, Devera. Verra's a ways back in the ranks. Frankly, I think the Gods are trying to lay low as much as they can. As I've stated earlier, IMHO Sethra was returned after her death because she's the best anti-Jenoine force there is. Which, you will note, puts her ahead of most or all of the gods on being manipulative, doing long-range planning, etc, etc. You don't have to be bright to be a God. You just have to manifest in more than one place at a time and not be subject to the will of another. Sounds like most kittens I know.