Timothy Scott wrote: >> Now, the other thought that rolled through my head. It was mentioned >> that to >> the Necromancer, life and death are matters of engineering. So, if you >> approach it that way, we can assume multiple planes of existence, and to >> access these you must be in various life states. (Life ace we would >> consider >> it.) So, to a Dragerean, death is a transition from the life state on >> this >> plane, to the life state on the plane that is held by the Lords of >> Judgment. >> Thus, Morganti weapons may not necessarily destroy the soul, they >> prevent it >> from transitioning to the next plane of existence, the Paths of the >> Dead. >> This explains why those studying Necromantic Sorcery would have a >> collection >> of Morganti weapons, so they can observe how that transition from >> plane to >> plane is stopped, as that would also lead one to how the transition >> is done. >> This is also supported by comments made by Verra, and the events >> related in >> BDP, as Verra is prevented from manifesting in that plane. We have >> already >> seen that gods and demons can manifest in multiple places at once, so >> when >> Verra was killed, that manifestation (of a part of her "soul") was >> destroyed, and the ability to return to that plane was removed. Now, >> what is >> interesting, is that Verra can still manifest in Dragerea. So, does this >> imply that Dragerea and the East are two different planes? This is >> supported >> by the lack of attacks by the Jenoine on the East as a way to get to the >> Empire. >> >> >> Jeff G. >> >> > > This is a fascinating idea. If Morganti weapons do interrupt the > normal flow of Dragaeran souls to the LoJ plane rather than destroying > them (as is assumed by all on Dragaera) then we have to ask: to where > are these souls deflected? Can they still be reincarnated as > Dragaerans? Or must they reincarnate as Easterners? Or do they go to > yet another place from which they can access neither of these planes. > > I also like the idea of Faerie (Dragaera) being a separate plane from > "the East". It explains why one has a sky and the other only "the > overcast". It also, as you said, explains why the Jenoine have never > tried to invade Dragaera from the East. It seems to me that the Jenoine can invade Dragaera anywhere they want; their goal isn't simply to enter the planet and hang out. Their partial motivation seems to be to access, tap and experiment with the chaos available in Dragaera. Since this chaos is not available in the East, there's no point in manifesting there. Remember, the Necromancer was asked if she could keep the Jenoine out of the area, and she said something like only with great effort, more time, and she might fail anyway. And the Necromancer is better at this than Verra (or even Sethra, I assume). It seems that the LoJ, the Orb, Sethra Lavode, the Necromancer, et alii are protecting the places of power the Jenoine might be interested in: the Paths of the Dead, Dzur Mountain, the Greater Sea of Chaos and, recently, the Lesser Sea of Chaos. As for the overcast not existing out East, well, there is the fact that they don't do sorcery, and although not canonical, to date, Steve has not contradicted the notion found in the introduction to Dzurlord that the overcast is a result of sorcerous pollution. Also, the Eastern Mountains may make it difficult for the magical smog to cross into the East. But seeing as traveling East is a fairly easy exercise for Vlad, Morrolan, Miklos, Sandor, others who trade with the East (Valabar?), I can't imagine that there is a dimensional difference between East and West. 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.