--- Dennis Higbee <den at epia.monger.net> wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, trevor laughlin wrote: > > > > > has.. but he's not immune. And, if *I* were > the > > > Demon.. once I found out > > > > he's immune to direct attacks, Noish-pa, > Loiosh, > > > Rocza and Cawti..among > > > > others.. would become the new targets. They > DON'T > > > have GW's and the best > > > > way to punish Vlad is to make him live with > the > > > knowledge that his beloveds > > > > are gone.. > > > > > If I'm the Demon, my strategy for dealing with > Vlad > > > and LT is to leave him > > > alone. I don't see that putting down a squealer > is > > > worth mixing it up > > > with someone who has a Great Weapon, or worse, > > > inspiring a white-hot rage > > > of vengeance in someone who has a Great Weapon. > > > > > Well, let's think of other things here though. > Don't > > forget this ain't about being the Demon, it's "the > > Organization" we're dealing with now, not just an > act > > of vengeance. > > Right. If it was about the Demon, he'd have no > reason to go after Vlad at > all. Vlad took out someone who was quite possibly a > rival and the Demon > is plently smart enough to make sure Boralinoi was > succeeded by someone > who would fit the Demon's plans. > > > As much as the organization would like to > supercede > > its own authority, it has rules - like the not at > home > > and no family rules. Now,... I can't remember if > it > > broke the "not at home" rule BUT, I don't think > it's > > hit family side. > > I don't think there's an explicit rule for going > after stool pigeons. > Sure, it's good business, but that doesn't make it a > rule. > > > IF the organization starts breaking it's own > rules, > > then you have a loosening of the command structure > and > > then everyone and their uncle will start breaking > the > > rules which will ultimately work against the house > and > > the head of the house and its structure. > > I don't see it. Generally, the rules and customs of > the Jhereg are > enforced very simply. You break a big one, you die. > Yes, Vlad broke a > big rule and he hasn't died yet, but I guarantee > that knownig that if you > manage to acquire a Great Weapon, you can go to the > Empire and live isn't > going to start a wave of people talking to the > Empire. > > > We know the Demon has been willing to risk and > > inter-house war before with Mellar. But even then > that > > was only with great reluctance. There is precedent > > that states Vlad must be handled. > > I disagree. What Mellar did was different. The > Demon said it was > different. It was the one, specific thing that > could cripple the House > for all time. > > Let a House of crooks know that the House's Treasury > can be had, and > you're done. Forever. Let the same House that > someone managed to survive > after talking to the Empire and... nothing changes. > After all, Jhereg > squealed long before Vlad got away with it, and > they'll do it long after > he's dead and gone. > > Of course, the person who played the Demon just told > us what he would do, > which is a much more elegant solution anyway. > > -Dennis > ===== ~--------------------------~ ^ Let your mind be your greatest tool. ^ - = Trevor Sensei = - ~--------------------------~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/