On 10/10/05, Matthew Hunter <matthew at infodancer.org> wrote: > > Hmm. Does this mean that all Dragaereans capable of teleporting > via sorcery are actually gods? Or perhaps demons, if they can be > controlled. Or is Paarfi simply not a metaphysicist? > I'm kind of skeptical, actually, of the idea that it is merely the *being* in two places at once that defines godhood. As you point out, location is kind of a metaphysical idea. Verra's funny effect on people (I wish Aliera had explained that to Vlad) suggests to me that she is capable of acting independently on a number of planes at once, although when she's interacting with several people in the same location they seem to get superimposed, in a way. In other words, I suspect that being a god requires you to be able to e.g. have tea at Castle Black while simultaneously dancing with Serioli across the Kanefthali mountains, as opposed to simply having tea in a location which is simultaneously in Castle Black and Kanefthali. Note that Sethra can teleport, and denies knowing how to be a god. Max Wilson -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.