On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Scott Schultz wrote: > > > If it could produce anything like Vlad's ability then it ought to be > > > well known and, in fact, it would give Dragaeran sorcerous society a > > > reason > > > > to silently suppress it lest the Easterners hear about it. > > If it was witchcraft based then they wouldn't need to supress it from the > Easterners. Your average Athyra sorceror/wizard would be the one you'd have > to worry about. I don't follow you at all. The Athyra have access to ES via the purple stones. The Easterners are an oppressed group with essentially no other access to firepower at that level.