Paul Thompson here . . .
"W.B. Dillon" <wdillon7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I finally got around to reading the Ergoth trilogy in the
> last week, and I have two (and a half) questions from the
> third book and one question about the trilogy as a whole.
>
> 1. Toward the end of the book, Ackal V (Nazramin) reveals
> that he's known about the nullstone for a while. I can't
> find where they explain how he found out about it in the
> first place. Anyone know something I missed (or have a good
> theory)?
It's never stated exactly how he found out, but Ackal V has spies and
informers everywhere. Plus he's not above using illicit magic to extract
information he wants.
> 2. When the heroes gain entry to Caergoth and have arrested
> the governor, they're going through his things and he leads
> them to a hidden stash of correspondence. At the end of the
> section, Egrin burns a couple of letters after Tol leaves.
> They never explain why he does this. Shortly before that
> part, they mention that Valaran has a spy in Tol's camp, but
> they never say who it is. I can't believe it's Egrin,
> considering how loyal he is to Tol, but that's kind of the
> impression they leave. Again, anyone know something I
> missed (or have a good theory)?
Egrin found a note identifying the spy in Tol's band. He destroys it to
prevent Tol from finding out who it is. He obviously believes the spy is
doing less damage informing the empress than would happen if Tol found out
who it was.
Do you *really* want to know who it is? ^_ ~
> Finally, does anyone know why they ****trayed clerics they
> way they did, as people who healed through poultices and
> such, rather than through divine healing? The timeline is
> far before the Cataclysm, so there should still be divine
> healing, but they don't use it, instead acting as though
> it's not available. I know it works better, plot-wise, but
> I don't understand the logical reason, unless there's
> something in the setting's timeline that precludes its use.
The idea is the Ergothian clerics are skilled at natural healing. It's
their
first choice when confronting an injury. Divine healing certainly does
exist, but you wouldn't want to invoke it except in the most extreme
cir***stances (it's difficult and dangerous to perform). That's the way
Tonya and I looked at it. Makes for better drama.
Paul
>
> Thanks for your help!
> WBD
>
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