On 4/14/05, Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> wrote: > What makes you think she's undead? I don't recall that being > stated anywhere. I think she's pale, but we don't have any solid > evidence, that I can recall, of her being undead. I believe it's stated quite frequently in the books. The book search turns up this much: "…, black-clad undead women regarded each other--thin faces, ancient eyes; sort of a strange mirror image. Sethra was perhaps a little taller, and her hair was a bit darker and longer; the Necromancer gave the …" - Issola, 14 "… exchanged pleasant smiles with the Necromancer, who then turned her attention back to the Orca noble she was baiting. 'By the Orb, boss; I swear there are more undead than living in this **** …" - Jhereg, 11 I stopped looking at this point, but Vlad seems to take it as quite obvious, although he never states exactly how he knows. There was a discussion a few weeks ago about what makes an undead undead, wasn't there? Seems like paleness and a cold body temperature came up as possible indicators. Max Wilson -- I die! I mis-remember my friend's telephone number and dial into a hydroelectric dam's power line, electrocuting myself. My roommates mistake my flailing spasms for sign language, coincidentally describing a delicious recipe for fried tungsten with petroleum jelly. They try the recipe. All die! O, the embarassment.