--- Bryan Newell <bryann at bryann.net> wrote: > > > But don't read this email unless you've read all the > > > Dragaeran novels, as there are spoilers for most of them > > > below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Why hasn't any action been taken against Paarfi by the > > > Empire for publishing to the masses how to defeat the Orb? > > > > Do you really believe that it's trivially easy to summon > > unimaginable amounts of sorcerous power without using the Orb > > or purple stones or anything? And I'm sure it's just > > coincidence that this happened at the same time Adron lost > > control of his huge Elder Sorcery spell. > > Cariss, the woman who made this Elder Sorcery spell for Mario, is > described > on pg 460 as having "the round, pleasant face of a Teckla, save for the > excessively dark eyebrows and large nose. She wore the grey and black > of > the House of Jhereg." > > She goes on to say, "There is no limit to the amount of power available, > only to the amount one person can control. When the energy isn't doing > anything, it need not be controlled." > > But how can SHE summon amorphia? ... Do we know that what she's doing is the same thing Vlad can do? Or is it more like the simplest possible elder sorcery? > So, it seems this Jhereg Sorceress had e'Kieron blood in her somewhere. > > I think I see your point now. Just because we've met at least four > characters who could do this (Vlad, Aliera, Cariss, and Kieron (although > Aliera says she doesn't think Kieron ever summoned it)), I realize now I > have a skewed view of how RARE it is to be able to do this. > > I wonder if Sethra can summon amorphia? And surely Kieron had lots and > lots > of descendants, although Adron, Aliera, and Cariss are the only three I > can > think of off the top of my head. Ha! Vlad is the reincarnation of Cariss! Next question? Okay, I don't really think so, but it would be amusing. Apparently Cariss doesn't have to be descended from Kieron, by the way. She could be a reincarnation of one of Kieron's line, including his brother and sister, same as Vlad and Aliera. Unless, as people are speculating, the blood of a goddess has something to do with this. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools