And really, it is a fairly big spoiler for /Sethra Lavode/, so I'll put some space in. Was there anyone else who noted that Grassfog's family amulet bore a strong resemblence (in terms of its alleged behavior) to a certain chain which Vlad found in the keep of an Athyra sorcerer? Is it in fact possible that the amulet was far less important than the chain it was attached to, and that the chain was indeed the same one which Vlad later took and named Spellbreaker? Perhaps it is too obvious to even mention? Speaking of the amulet, I note that the story surrounding it is yet another form of the grateful dead motif. I think it far more likely that the Athyra sorcerer was simply killed (by Tsira's ancestor Yngra), and the amulet taken from his body. The only question is who whitewashed the account.