> Sethra's game playing isn't designed to be without grave > consequences > should she loose. Not unless she's not the person we see her to be. I'm not convinced that's really true. Her "game" is more of a hobby and a personal challenge. A test of her abilities and in the case of a handful of fortunate people, a chance to have friends that she couldn't otherwise cultivate because of her position and reputation. Would she accept imprisonment? Certainly. There's probably no prison that can hold her anyway. Torture? Maybe. Permanent bodily harm? Possibly, depending on whether we're talking scars or maiming. Death? I don't think so. Her "game" IS just a game. Something to while away a rather long lifetime. Her responsibilities (such as we know of them) require her to be alive and well in order to carry them out. She can't very well do that if she allows herself to be harmed as "just desserts" for having lost at her "game". > > > It makes me wonder if his connection to [Godslayer] is also > > fundamentally > > different than Morrolan and Aliera's connections to their respective > > weapons. > > How about Sethra the Younger? Twice? Not sure what you're driving at here...