Steve Simmons wrote:
>The Jhereg were willing to risk a war with the Dragon over something that
>would have permanently weakened them. I don't think they're willing to
>risk war with the Dragon, the Lavodes, one or more gods, some semi- and
>demi-gods, and whatever allies that group can dredge up just because Vlad
>did his duty to the Empire (translation: ratted out the Jhereg).
>
Sure they are. What Vlad did is *far* worse than what Mellar did; it
threatens the ability of the Organization to run itself at every level,
top to bottom. We get the impression that there isn't much ratting out
to the Empire, because sooner or later--usually sooner--the rat always
dies. *Always*--that's the key. Let one rat live, and the rat
population will take a distinct jump upwards. House Jhereg can't
survive as Jhereg in that case. And I doubt they know the complete
resources behind Vlad (for starters, I'm certain they don't know about
any gods backing him). . . and if they did, they are quite capable of
convincing themselves the resources won't act for one reason or another
("the insult wasn't *that* great. . .").
For Vlad to make peace with the Organization, realistically, he has to
do it a service equal to the threat he created in the first place; then,
probably, dissociate himself from it forever. Either that, or take it
over, and as someone said, he probably hasn't got enough of a lifespan
to do the job, not to mention allies, gold, etc.
The other thing to keep in mind is that the very few people who know
Vlad has a GW are in Dzur Mountain. What, you think when Vlad
teleported back, the GW went shouting, "I'm a GW! I'm a GW!" That's
just not Lady T's style, sorry (-: Even if Vlad whips it out, I doubt
all but a very few Dragaerans would recognize it off the bat as a GW as
opposed to a very srong Morganti--and those that could, well, they are
likely not to be able to pass on that knowledge. The Council may know
this in time, but not right away. So Vlad's GW isn't going to put any
campaign to relieve his karmic burden on the backburner for a while.
The third thing to keep in mind is that probably no one that knows
Vlad--outside of Dzur Mountain--is aware he's back in Adrilankha. Same
reason as the GW.
Snarkhunter