[Sorry, Caliann--this was meant for the list] On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:24:34 -0800 (PST), Caliann the Elf > Steve, either in his books or out of them, has not confirmed, denied or even given hints if > having a Great Weapon will have an affect on mating pairs. *chuckles* Well, Loiosh's feelings for Vlad didn't seem to have any effect on Vlad's marriage to Cawti, and vice-versa for Loiosh and Rocza. Blackwand is "female," but Pathfinder is ambiguously-gendered, so I don't know that there's reason to think that e.g. Iceflame's love for Sethra is romantic in a way that Vlad/Loiosh isn't. Love is a complex emotion/set of emotions. Incidentally, Vlad's come a long way emotionally since that day in the Paths of the Dead when he "realized" that Loiosh and Noish-pa were the only beings that he loved. I think he's shown by his actions that Cawti, Aliera, and Morrolan are on that list too; perhaps Kiera/Sethra is, perhaps she would be if she didn't seem quite so invulnerable. (Love is partly about responding to others' needs.) Max -- something funny