On 1:33 PM Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote: > So, I wonder if when Vlad dies, assuming his soul is not destroyed, > does > he reincarnate as a Dragaeran, or an Easterner again? > > If it's as a Dragaeran, when the /next/ individual with Dolivar's > soul > dies, he can *then* get into the Paths again? > > Or is it "Once an Easterner, always an Easterner"? > > (I don't think we can really answer this given available data, but > it's certainly a head-scratcher.) There appear to be different rules for Easterners, as there are with most myths involving elves and men. My guess is that if Vlad dies, his days of reincarnation are over. But there are some traditional alternatives for heroes - look at Frodo. And there's always promotion.