[Greater Orca spoiler] . . . . . . . . . Vlad says she "only picked at her food." IIRC, that was one of the things that gave her away. -Max On 6/1/06, Peter H. Granzeau <pgranzeau at cox.net> wrote: > > At 02:33 PM 6/1/2006, J C wrote: > > >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. > > If Sethra is a vampire, she's not one in the classical Bram Stoker > sense. She appears to be a unique individual, and her age as given > is so great as to transcend humanity from either Eastern or Dragaeran > view. There's no evidence of her preying on others for her > sustenance (and being undead, one wonders what her actual needs are, > anyway?), either, just the mention that she normally doesn't > eat. One wonders about [greater spoiler], however. > > > -- > Regards, Pete > pgranzeau at cox.net > > -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.