Davdi Silverrock wrote: > On 6/3/06, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote: > > [Loraan] > >> >> Yes, but he did somehow survive being run-through by Blackwand. > > <*phweeet!*> Assumption ("run through by Blackwand") not supported by > textual evidence. Well, perhaps "run-through" is a bit strong. "Hit by" may come closer. And yes, it may be an assumption--one that Vlad made, but since he's all we have to go on, it's very hard to say. Maybe Morrolan will tell us about it sometime. (Ooo... There's an interesting idea. A Vlad book narrated by Morrolan. Or Aliera. I'd read those.) Really, I'm not advocating any particular stance on how Loraan survived the encounter in /Taltos/ to still be around in /Athyra/, just pointing out that things are not always as obvious or simple when dealing with powerful undead wizards (Loraan, or the even more enigmatic Sethra Lavode) than some might like to pretend. Majikjon -now stuck with the image of Sethra transforming into a duck