On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Shawn Burns wrote: > Scott Schultz wrote: > > > > It is interesting that when Sethra sets out to retrieve the > > Orb and restore the Empire that she calls upon the Phoenix > > heir instead of the Dragon Heir. > > We accept this as a matter of History but we still don't > > really know why she made that choice or why the Gods accepted > > Zerika as the rightful Emperor. > > Apparently, it was simply "meant to be". The Gods could probably take a stroll and get the straight dope from the Cycle - those with legs, anyway. > Of course Sethra *did* call upon the Dragon Heir. Maybe Sethra wasn't so > sure after all, and having Morrolan around at exactly that moment allowed > her to hedge her bets. And if Vlad's account of Morrolan's self-described > role in Zerika's retrieval of the Orb is true, then Morrolan was even close > enough to the Paths to be another possible candidate for getting the Orb > back from the Gods if Zerika proved to be the incorrect choice. Hard to see anyone thinking that Morrolan (esp. at the time) would make a good Emperor.