Howard Brazee wrote: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:09:26 -0800, Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com> > wrote: > > >>> > 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... >> >>> On another note concerning Great Weapons - Vlad's acquisition of >>> Godslayer >>> seems to have been a unique experience. In both Morrolan and >>> Aliera's cases, >>> the sword was pretty much just handed to them. If either of them >>> experienced >>> a "soul bonding" moment at that time, it's gone unreported. Vlad was >>> intimately involved with the creation (or recreation, if you like) of >>> Godslayer.It makes me wonder if his connection to it is also >>> fundamentally >>> different than Morrolan and Aliera's connections to their respective >>> weapons. > > > How did she get her weapon(s)? If we are extrapolating Great Weapon > aquisition from the small sample we have available - let's include all > examples. She *took* her first weapon, and basically traded for her > second one. Sethra the Younger has never had a Great Weapon (at least in the span of time we've seen in the books). Pathfinder was not "released" when StY grabbed it (otherwise, Vlad would have ended up with it by that logic, as he grabbed it first; also, it might have done more to save Fornia's life); it had to come into contact with Blackwand. And since we don't know the exact sequence of events, it is entirely possible that she was not touching it when it was released. Or that may be irrelevant; maybe Pathfinder was destined for Aliera and Aliera only once Baritt died, and it was just a matter of time. On another note, Kieron's Greatsword is not described as a Great Weapon; i.e., Vlad never makes his obligatory comments on how being around it gives him the willies. Jose -- Jose Marquez \ There are 10 types of people in jhereg69 at earthlink.net \ the world: those who understand http://www.hackwater.com \ binary, and those who don't.