Textev? (after all, it Could be *magic*, and realy still be actually Teldra.) James Griffin, Still Another Vlad faN >From: "Scott Schultz" <scott at cjhunter.com> >To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> >Subject: RE: thoughts on Morganti - feedback please >Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:39:30 -0700 > > > > I am inclined > > > to believe it is a Jenoine construct designed to study amorphia, as > > > Dragarea > > > is the only place it is know to exist, according to Sethra. > > Iceflame is > > > the > > > avatar or focal point for that construct. > > > > Well, I haven't noticed any hints for that either. I'm > > willing to wait and see. > >I haven't read "Sethra Lavode" yet, so I'll have missed whatever hints are >in there. Issola hints that Dzur Mountain is a Jenoine construct. Vlad and >Teldra both notice that the world they are trapped on is "unnaturally >natural", giving the impression that it was built rather than formed on its >own. Each of them observes that it makes them feel "just like Dzur >Mountain". > >While the original purpose of Dzur Mountain is a mystery, we can at least >dismiss the theory of it being a Terran starship, I think. > > > > > > Hmm, a thought just occurred. Maybe the difference in > > Morganti weapons > > > is how long they hold the soul of those they consume? A weak one > > > absorbs the > > > soul, and disperses it (or whatever they do with them), a > > more powerful > > > one > > > holds that soul in itself for a time, and a Great Weapon > > bonds with a > > > particular soul as part of its creation? The slow > > destruction of a soul > > > could account for the uncomfortable feeling Vlad > > experiences in close > > > proximity to Morganti weapons. > > > >In the only example we have, Lady Teldra, the knife destroyed her soul >instantly. The "threads" that Vlad recovered during his communion with >Spellbreaker were the threads of her personality. Teldra herself is gone. >Vlad realized this once he realized what he was actually doing by grabbing >the threads and wrapping them around his wrist. Whatever personality >Godslayer has, it will be based on Lady Teldra's personality. Vlad might >even think of it as "Lady Teldra". However, whatever it is, it's a copy of >Lady Teldra. The essence that defined Teldra and that might have gone on to >reincarnate as another person is gone. > >Essentially, Godslayer is Max Headroom to Teldra's Edison Carter. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable Internet access with MSN 9 Dial-up – now 3 months FREE! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/