I suddenly had an idea and I didn't like it, so though it pains me to do so, I will post it to the forum so that Steve does not write it, as that seems to be the general (possibly bendy) rule. It entered my mind that long-lived as witches may be, and as seemingly invulnerable as Vlad appears to be now as well, nevertheless, Steve has written himself out of a story unless he can quickly convince us that both of these facts are shown to be "lower point" talents than they appear to be at first blush. However, it also occurs to me that Sethra is a vampire, so in the hopes of heading off a campy out to these problems, I post the following thought: Can Sethra make other vampires? Can she make a vampire out of, say, the wielder of a Great Weapon? The only possible benefit of this plot development is the funny points one gets for having a vampire named Vlad whose last name is Taltos, and who has absolutely nothing to do with the Tepes(ian?) line. Jon