On Feb 23, 2004, at 11:04 PM, P.R.Williams wrote: > A reincarnation of Dolivar is unlikely to be content with being a > "nobody." > Heck, that soul took an EASTERNER, became a Boss, turned the Jhereg on > its > ear, then betrayed the "establishment" wreaking MORE havoc, managed to > evade > the hordes of assassins and THEN acquired a Great Weapon. You get into a whole bunch of questions about Dragaeran reincarnation, though. How much of a choice rests with the reincarnating soul? Could it be that the Dolivar soul has tried several (dozen? hundred?) times to make its way back to power in the world, only to be reincarnated as leper, or a destitute farmer, or a third clerk in the Palace larder. Perhaps he "improved" with time, becoming slightly more or less influential with each life (there are shades of Hindu-style reincarnation in this theory). Until he hits upon/becomes Vlad. > I would imagine that in a Dragaeran, he'd be doing similar things. > Hmm .. > who started the last Jhereg/Dragon war? Just so. > Ban Zone Grime (Why Noam Izenberg showers after leaving the Zone)