[James Griffin:] #The point of that was that in the Paths, sorcery was impossible, hence Vlad #did it (the once in a lifetime transport of a certain object) with #witchcraft. I believe sorcery can transport *items*, but not perhaps in #bulk? [Jeff G.:] #As I recall, in FHYA, there is a rather lengthy Paarfism on teleportation, #in which it is stated that the teleportation of objects is rather common, #but until then no one had been successfull in teleporting themselves or #anyone else, except for one rather messy exception. _ _The Lord of Castle Black_, page 295 (Chapter 57, "Pel's Plan"): As the reader has, no doubt, deduced, more and more of those who had been at the temple were arriving at Dzur Mountain and, brought over by the sorcerous abilities of Tazendra, at times aided by the Enchantress herself. This could not be done at a great pace -- as is well known, the casting of difficult spells requires a degree of concentration that cannot be maintained over long periods of time, and, moreover, the spell which permitted such movement was still clumsy and difficult, having not yet been refined by the Athyras Krimel and Thrace who would do such tremendous work at Twabridge University. However, it should be added that to transport non-living material was rather easier, and so, while only forty or forty-five persons had, as of yet, been brought to Dzur Mountain, a greater amount, at least in weight, and consisting mostly of food and fodder, had gone the other way. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]