From: Alex Ferguson (abf@cs.ucc.ie)
Date: Wed 26 Jan 2000 - 06:55:25 EET
Peter Metcalfe:
> I assume that since Martalak sorcery was ubiquitous throughout
> the East Isles (of which Vormain once was part of), Martalaki
> would still be in Vormain when it isolated itself. They might
> have another name by now...
I was thinking more on the lines of the Martalak being an 'explanatory
An interesting question is that of 'sorcery', of one sort or another,
Cheers,
device' for _foreign_ sorcery, though as a means of dumping on
local advocates it also makes good sense. In Vormain... who knows? ;-)
(If I ever get round to a Vormain FAQ, it'd likely be so annoying
as to make public burning fairly readily justifiable.)
in Kralorela. Greg has made mixed noises about this, but IIRC
Sandy has long been a strong advocate that Kralori 'exploit sorcery
up the wazoo', and I have somewhat mixed feelings, myself. I doubt
there's anything especially like conventional Malkioni magic, but
a materialist bent of some sort seems quite likely. If nothing
else, there'll certainly be assorted 'alchemical' practices; "Having
discerned the gross nature of the Cosmic Dragon, let us pummel it
up in retorts and simmer vigorously at gas mark 6." Probably
assorted practices more immediately 'sorcerous' in nature too, but
this I'm less clear on.
Alex.
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