On 7/13/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: > "Scott Schultz" <scott at cjhunter.com> > >anyone else around to train Jr. Cawti has some skill as a witch, but she > >seems to have primarily practiced it in the role as Vlad's "coven" rather > >than spending much effort doing it on her own. We might find out > differently > >if any of the stories ever centered around her, of course. > > When she first meets Vlad in /Yendi/, she'd given herbs to Norathar to > ward off Loiosh's poison, because she was an accomplished witch. Don't forget that she used witchcraft to prevent hydrostatic shock from taking her down after being stabbed in the kidneys, or whatever, during Vlad's first encounter with her. > The only indication that she's any less skilled at it than Vlad is, in > fact, is that she doesn't have her own familiar. Well, that and the fact that we've seen Vlad do "impossible" things with witchcraft, like teleportation. Other than that, though, it's really hard to gauge how good either of them is, at either witchcraft or sorcery. -Max -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.