>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. Actually, Vlad refers to the The Necromancer as "undead" several times over several books. He does say he likes her, though, so apparently he doesn't find it repulsive even if he does find it creepy. (See his reaction to being touched by her in _Dragon_.)