At 11:21 PM 7/22/04, bonham15 wrote: >wouldn't the orb act as a repository of knowledge and culture as far as the >empire is concerned? every citizen is mentally linked to it, so who is to >say the orb doesn't act on societal cohesion on some sublevel? > >andy Opinion: The orb is a conglomeration of all the personalities that have merged with it over the course of the Empires existence. It would have the same sort of influence as a trusted advisor on the Emperor/Empress. This would only be within the court and would pertain only to matters of empire management. AFAIK the orb only provides knowledge to the one merged with it. The "link" is a means by which citizens can use sorcery by being a conduit to the Great Sea of Chaos.