> > I think its just a matter of is Mario available > and willing to do work. I > > don't think even he'd want to go up against a > greatweapon, not to mention > > vlad's friends. So you drop vlad, whats your > lifespan like with the > > resources of Sethra, Aleria, Morrolan, and most > likely even Cawti looking > > for you. I'd imagine even less then mellars was. > > This may be an incentive for them to settle, but > they were obviously > willing to risk it already--whether because they > were pretty sure they > could take out Morrolan et. al or because they had > no choice (a la > Mellar) is debatable. I do think they have a choice > now. How was Baritt assasinated? I was under the impression he was killed some other way. I doubt Sethra the younger would have hired an assassin. (responding to earlier post - no text here) I doubt that Vlad would be making a triumphal entry into Adril. unless he was pretty sure he couldn't be killed. Also, as an aside, do you think the organization might ever make Liosh a target. Might even be crueler than death for Vlad.