That is an excellent point, since we definitely know that Zelazny was an influence of Brust's. I think there is just too much speculation, and we might have to wait for further evidence. I like the prospect of Kiera, Tukko, and Sethra all being alive, separate entities, and the same person. I think I'm choosing a theory because of the appeal, rather than the validity. On 5/30/06, Kenneth Gorelick <pulmon at mac.com> wrote: > > > On May 30, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Steve Simmons wrote: > > > On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 01:22:57PM -0700, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com > > wrote: > > > >>> Dri'Chazik a Tukknaro Dzur = Enchantress of Mountain Dzur? Could > >>> Tukko and > >>> Sethra be the same person? The Necromancer or Verra (I think) > >>> discuss being > >>> able to be in two different places at the same time. Does it have > >>> to be two > >>> different planes, or not? > >> > >> Well, doesn't Sethra specifically say in /Issola/, that she cannot > >> be in > >> two places at once? > >> > >> Of course, it's always possible that Sethra may have been <gasp> > >> lying. > > > > Or speaking elipticly; polylocation may be required but not > > sufficient for > > godhood. > > > > On the other hand, given the conversations between Sethra and Tukko it > > seems very unlikely they're a case of bilocation. > > I think that Tukko is a god. He seems to have at least two personae: > Chaz and Tukko. Chaz is humorous while Tukko is humorless. These > different manifestations have not been seen together, but then again, > it may be that the reporting is at fault, rather than the reality. > > "Dri" sounds derivative of "dra", the honorific applied to Pei'ans, > the race that trains its people to be gods. >