On Feb 23, 2004, at 5:30 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote: > --- Bryan Newell <bryann at bryann.net> wrote: >> Where was Dolivar's soul during the 200 thousand years between his >> death >> and >> eventual reincarnation as Vlad? >> >> I'd bet money he was nowhere near Kieron, which means he wasn't >> hanging >> out >> in the Paths of the Dead, and I imagine it was too risky to be >> reincarnated >> as a Dragaeran (since, upon his death, he might get sent over the >> Falls). >> >> I'm betting he spent all that time in the East... If the average >> lifespan is >> 60 years, that's over 3,000 Easterner lifespans... > > An interesting point, but do we have any reason to think that > reincarnation is up to the character? I had the impression that > it was up to the Lords of Judgement. Dolivar may have had to > take his chances. > > Jerry Friedman > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools > > Not to mention the inconstant nature of time in the Paths. The soul of Dolivar might have done nothing from his death until Vlad's birth and it might haves seemed like only a second.