> -----Original Message----- > From: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info [mailto:dragaera- > bounces at dragaera.info] On Behalf Of Casey Rousseau > Sent: 05 June 2006 14:25 > To: 'Dragaera List' > Subject: RE: Life-states > > > I'd quibble. All of the life states described by Davdi reflect the > status of the soul. The following involve the body, but the soul is > what is important for life. A brief restatement from a soul-centric > view might look like: > > Alive: soul attached to natural body in normal fashion > Dead: soul attached to natural body that is not currently functional, > revification possible. > Permanently dead: soul no longer attached to corpse. Revification not > possible. > Destroyed: soul has been "eaten" by a Morganti weapon wounding the > body while soul attached in 'alive' state. > Disembodied: detached soul - see permanently dead. > Undead: soul reattached to former corpse by unspecified interventions. > 'Bodily' functions undefined. > Undead Vampiric: see undead. No explicit explanation in textev. May or > may not be distinct. > > I think you've forgotten a couple. Mostly Dead: Pretty much shuffled off this mortal coil, but has unfinished business. Can be bought back to life..... but it would take a miracle.... and a noble cause.... Stunned: Often mistaken for death, frequently occurs when trying to wake certain bird species, however unlikely to affect ducks. :-) Mark