by Schissel on Wed Nov 07, 2001 1:22 am
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shadowed Rose:
<B>Oh, no, Cazhar didn't encourage Shadow's suicide, Cazhar is Death, and came to collect his treat. So to speak. But yes, he's a dog.
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Ahhh.
Well, it's true that I usually think more of a scythe, skull and crossbones when I think of Death (Neil Gaiman's and Terry Pratchett's versions aside- and Terry Pratchett's version does meet that <I>physical</I> profile...) (and I shouldn't forget about a dozen other counterexamples...) - this does make me think yet again about the events surrounding 'Rose's suicide attempt and their consequents. I'd thought Nequii and his mother were acting to prevent divine (other divine) intervention, but apparently they were the only source of it in the area. (Be it understood that- especially given the circumstances, the results, the...- I'm just sorting things out in my mind; I'm definitely glad they intervened, but while Camael has a mad-on at Nequii to begin with, his comment on 'napping him that he's been interfering is making more sense, in a way. Something else, on another topic: as to Nequii's father's name, in a way, you <I>did</I> mention it- you gave Nequii it qua surname; I didn't quite catch on...)
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But, yes, the definition of politics in this case would be that fifth one, people living in society and so on.
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Hrm... I am <B>guessing</B> this can "take in" just about everything from their abstract social structures that people have had for millennia (well, not always!) to the specifics of their particular rulers-of-the-day (or minute) and current law or lawlessness but... just guessing. So the Gods appoint the Paladins (for the most part) and the Paladins occasionally make temporal (in the archaic sense) rulings? Gotcha...
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Mercs ride around in companies, it's easier to hire a bunch of them, and thus, easier to overthrow power balance, slay an important Lord or the King himself...
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Ah <I>hah</I>. "Professional armies or assassins only need apply."
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Definitely. And since R