On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 10:12:36AM -0500, Casey Rousseau wrote: > Steve Simmons writ: > > Actually, I'm not so sure of that. I think they make it impossible > > for the soul to reach the Halls and prevent it from being able to > > manifest in Dragaera . . . > Hmmm, this would make the revulsion Vlad feels for the "hungry" > semisentience of Morganti blades a result of religious superstition? Of course not, and I didn't in any way say that. Vlad (and presumably) most Dragaeans and Easterners) interpret it as hunger to consume the soul in its entirety. What they may actually be perceiving is hunger to consume some particular aspect of the soul - its ability to manifest in the Dragaeran plane and the plane containing the Halls of Judgement. > > I have no textev for this, just a conjecture based on what we know > > about reincarnation and the slippery way Serioli talk about things. > > Humans and Easterners say that Morganti weapons destroy souls. But > > we've never heard a Serioli say it. Well, not that I recall. > > Other than the Serioli's cryptic comments about 'remover of aspects of > divinity' and 'wand that creates death in sword form' do we have discussion > from Serioli on anything? Little, very little. What we do have is strong textual evidence that the Serioli created the Great Weapons to oppose the Gods. Denying them the ability to manifest in Dragaera certainly settles that issue quite thoroughly, and may be easier than actually killing them. In support of that thesis, note that a relatively ordinary Taltos horse is able to permanently prevent Verra from manifesting somewhere in 'Brokedown Palace.' And Godslayers correct name is 'Remover of Aspects of Divinity.' If memory serves, the Serioli attempts to correct Vlad and Morrolan on several similar items. IMHO this provides enough textev to say that humans and Easterners could well have misinterpreted what the Serioli say Morganti weapons do. I can well imagine that the Serioli said the weapons were "removers of souls from this plane." Easterners and Dragaerans, who probably knew little or nothing of any other planes, would immediately leap to a wrong interpretation. the other Steve -- Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled. A laugh track has been provided, and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material. From "Swami Beyondananda's Guidelines for Enlightenment"