Howard Brazee writes:
>We have seen a GW being given from someone who already had one - presumably
>it was in storage somewhere in Dzur Mountain, but that's an assumption.
>The first time it was drawn, it started to bond with its new owner.
Though the indication was that it wouldn't have worked for just
-anyone-.
>We have seen someone take inactive GWs, that needed to be moved to life.
Right.
>We have seen someone trade GWs - in a situation where both parties wanted
>that trade.
We have?
Kieron's Sword is probably a great weapon, but it's not a Great
Weapon.
>We have seen someone walk the Paths of Dead with his old weapon - Did it die
>with him? How did it get there?
Um. Good question -- textev?
>Gods seem reluctant to try to take a GW - even GWs they are uncomfortable
>with.
Especially so.
>What are the circumstances where someone can take a GW and have it serve
>him?
I suspect it's more like "a GW won't serve you unless you're the Right
Sort", and circumstances are entirely, well, circumstantial.
I'd like to see the Paarfiad version of a certain Easterner, but I
somehow doubt it will ever happen.
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