Dragaera

Shapeshifting (was Re: Yuck)

Sun Jun 4 20:44:18 PDT 2006

Davdi Silverrock wrote:
> On 6/4/06, Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote:
>> Jon Lincicum wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Could she turn into mist, or a bat, or a duck if she *really* wanted 
>> to?
>> >I consider it likely.
>> >
>> It really wouldn't be a good idea though.   Mists, bats, and ducks
>> aren't known for their ability to think, make magic, nor wield Great
>> Weapons.
>>
>
> Well, she wouldn't shape-shift into those forms unless she *could*
> retain some or all of her abilities and mental capabilities.
Well, she could shift into a hyper-dimensional being of massive whose 
projection into our space-time appears to be a small teckla.

Who knew the ultimate answer was actually 17?

> While we have no specific examples of Sethra shapeshifting, there is a
[Greater Orca Spoiler]

Nuff said.

Also, note that "being a vampire" is confirmed by Loiosh (who by all 
evidence is a good authority on such matters) on his first meeting 
Sethra, and she doesn't ever deny it. We don't see her drink blood, it's 
true, but that's not what Kragar said, he just said she "is a vampire".

Majikjon