mary whalen wrote: > Actually, going to the Paths of the Dead and > returning alive are unusual enough to be interesting > to almost anyone. Maybe an interdimensional traveler > interested in Dragaera found out what Vlad did and > told him that he would only spread the story in his > home dimension. If he got interested in Vlad's story > or hooked on his style (easy enough to do) he might > come back for more and get lucky. Then again... I kind of guess that he's someone from the future - someone with the ability to make Vlad not talk about him & the box and possibly not think about him (except when he's writing). Although having to make that journal simply means that Vlad is living in interesting times - not that he will continue to survive or be a major player.