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> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:bounce- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert M > Sent: 13 August 2013 15:28 > To: feistfans-l > Subject: Re: WRATH & MAG END SPOILER WARNING > > Michael, > > I was thinking along the same lines. > > > Spoiler space > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Dread lives in a "universe" where everything is happening all at once. Think > in the present. The rest of the universe lives in a world where things happen > over a span of time, allowing for a past, present and future. The dread created > markers to help it understand the passage of time and to possibly keep track of > events that are taking place. To us, said events are happing along a span of > time. To them, the events are happening in the present. The "markers" are the > S'vengari (pardon my spelling). The Dread designed them to be wonderful so, > as Michael pointed out, pesky mortals wouldn't interfere with them. Smart > move on the part of the Dread. > > The Quor exist only to protect the S'vengari. I do not believe REF revealed their > origin. Since the Valheru didn't understand the purpose of the S'vengari, they > instructed the sun elves to protect the Quor to help ensure both would survive > without interference. I doubt the Quor knew the true purpose of the S'vengari. IIRC, he said the Valheru developed the Quor from plants, and that they brought the elves to protect the Quor at a later date. > In looking at that part of the story, it's now readily apparent the Valheru's > assessment of the S'vengari and, in turn, Thomas's assessment of the situation > of the Dread being within the vicinity of the Quor and S'vengari were incorrect. > The Dread posed no threat to the S'vengari and likely no intentional threat to > the Quor. Thomas as well as the sun elves and, likely, the Quor didn't know the > Dread posed no threat because, to the best of their knowledge, the S'vengari > were a wonderful thing. I guess the Dreadlings were put there as a nasty nuisance to draw the attention of the powers that be, and plant the seed that the Dread might be threatening them. > Corrections and/or further clarifications are welcome. > > My best, > > Robert -- Mike, Gibfish of the West
