"Davdi Silverrock" <davdisil at gmail.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 06/16/06 12:14 PM To "Dragaera List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> cc Subject Re: Multi-jointed fingers (and houses) >On 6/16/06, Philip Hart wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote: >> >> >> > >> > At one point in /Athyra/, Vlad takes Savn out into the woods and teaches >> > him to make psionic contact--and it's something he seems unfamiliar with >> > (but, is obviously capable of, since Vlad teaches it to him). >> >> Will have to reread - thought this was a witchcraft-related thing, as >> Vlad wouldn't want to take off his phoenix stones for something minor. > >I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that the Phoenix stones block >most magic, including witchcraft. I think he does take them off for >his session with Savn, though. It is, he does, and they do. In /Athyra/, Vlad takes off the black Phoenix stone, which blocks psionic energy (which is essential for witchcraft, as well as psionic communication) so that he can talk to Savn Psionically. Witchcraft employs psionic energy, so when vlad approaches using it, he treats it like doing a witchcraft spell. Others (Daymar for example) use psionic energies without associating them with witchcraft. But he was still affected by the black Phoenix stone when rescuing Vlad from (and later sending him back to) Greenaere in /Phoenix/. >> Odd - it must be such a huge advantage - consider cell phones vs no snail >> mail. Maybe this is an instance of isolation/rural cultural inertia - >> perhaps that doesn't affect my argument about Easterners in or next to a >> metropolis. > >It occurs to me that psionic communication may not be encouraged >because the aristocracy fear that that good communications might allow >Teckla to co-ordinate a rebellion better. Just a thought. They could always go to Goodrow & Niece if they lived in Adrilankha. Majikjon