While i'll agree thats going to be a problem..... Yes I can see it too but there are some outs in it.ANTIcarrot wrote: Disagree. Her biggest problem right now is her belief that Kyven the Arcan Shaman KILLED the 'real' Kyven. It's not just her general knowledge in this case, she hates this particular shaman for a personal reason. It's probably going to be a tad tricky proving to her this hasn't happened. Any proof of transformation magic will just reinforce those views for example.
I still say that whats comming is going to shake her very beleifs to the bone.
thats going to be her biggest problem. The Problem of Kyven Arcan or Human is small compaired to the
whole everything you know or thought you knew is False.
While in a way that's True enough. Shamans didn't just start walking into groups of humans and Exploding them self'sANTIcarrot wrote:
There's a 99% chance that's not all she's been told... Since Kyven seems to have become quite enamored of harsh military reality during this story, let's remember another harsh military reality he hasn't really had to face up until now: When you spot a man or woman with 20lb of explosive strapped to their body, you do NOT stop and ask them, "Excuse me, but are you a good suicide bomber or a bad one? Is your cause noble or just? Would you possibly consider an alternative line of employment?" You shoot the bastard. Instantly and without warning, until they are dead.
Some enemy units are too dangerous to mess around with. Tanks. Suicide bombers. Battleships. MIRVs. Shamans. Whatever the philosophical or political reason the Loremasters dislike Shamans, this is the *practical* reason why they are shot on sight.
There are also a couple of other reasons why the Loremasters might not like or trust the spirit, or those that follow them.
Nor does it seem like they just started Killing humans for no reason (for Self Defense..yea I can see that)
See here's the problem I have with the Above........true you don't go asking if the person who has 20 pounds of
Explosives Strapped to them is a Mad bomber. But Where does an 800 Pound Gorilla Sit? ...Anywhere he wants to
Oh and By the way this 800 Pound Gorilla is dangerous as an Atomic bomb and your hunting him
Opps too late he all ready did itANTIcarrot wrote: I hope he won't. Well, apart from extra spells. Fels characters have a poor habit of pulling deus et machina out of their backsides every two seconds. I find it tricky to like any character that can suddenly and conveniently find a brand new I Win button any time they come across a bad situation. It's often much more fun when they have to think their way out of a situation. And that's why the 'Wikuni Constitution' remains my favorite part of the Firestaff story.
in Chapter 11 Fel wrote:I would not permit that. You are mine, Shaman, as are your progeny. I did not introduce the powers of my foxes into the Arcans to watch them slaughtered for their fur.
“Powers? But I can only do one thing.”
You have not even scratched the surface of your powers as a shadow fox, she answered bluntly. There is much more to it than blending with the shadow. You are the shadow, Shaman, capable of far more than my foxes because you are more intelligent and can comprehend the abstract nature of your abilities that they cannot. In time, you will come to understand just what you can do.
“You won’t teach me?”
No. The power of shadow is my gift to you. I will not teach you, you must learn on your own, as any shadow fox kit must learn without any help from its mother. You will find, in time, that the gift I have given you can rival your Shaman magic in some ways.
“I’m really starting to think you had all of this planned out since before I knew I was a Shaman.”
There is wisdom in being prepared, she answered, rather cheekily, then she pulled away from him. She gave him a single look, then padded into the shadows. Those shadows seemed to melt her body away, and then she was gone.
Pretty Easy guess as Fel gave that away in Chapter 11 (see Above)ANTIcarrot wrote:Thinking about similar creatures in other settings, his biggest gift might be to step into one shadow and out of another shadow - many miles away form the first one.Phantom wrote:I still Say in keeping with the Stealth, Guile and deceit the bigest one would be the ability to Shapeshift.
And in other news... Anyone care to place a wager or two:
*Arcans are origonally from Arkansas.
*If Danna and Toby can feel the Arcan's pain, they'll also be quite shocked and alarmed when the Arcans 'comfort' each other.
I think Arcans were somehow created by humans but after the War destroyed the world the Sprits became
very upset and so they introduced Shamans to balance things so humans wouldn't or couldn't do it once again.
But as the Volons said Truth is a Three edged Sword
Phantom
"The avalanche has already started.
It is too late for the pebbles to vote."