MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2032 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) possible LHM spoiler/monarch's own discussion by Danielle May Marrone 2) Re: possible LHM spoiler/monarch's own discussion by Staci M Chronister 3) Reincarnation by dennis-+AT+-jmf.org.ph ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 17:53:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Danielle May Marrone To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: possible LHM spoiler/monarch's own discussion Message-ID: Since I seem to have spoiled LHM for someone (SORRY!!!!) I would like to know what the actual rules on spoilers. Obviously we all may not have read all Misty's books (shame on you!) yet so how do we know what to spoil? New books are obvious, but what else counts? Here we go . . . On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, ambermoon starshadow wrote: <<<>>> > Actually, I wonder how much time Monarch's Own Companions have to find > another Herald after the death of their previous one; if the Herald was > killed unexpectedly and there was no one appropriate to be the next > Monarch's Own, could the Companion wait a few years or would they die? <<<>>> Rolan took awhile to find Talia. And later Keren (or Teren) said that if Rolan hadn't found someone he would have chosen someone who was already a Herald. I suppose this would also be true in the case that a Monarch's own was desparetly (sp?) needed right away and there was no time to train a new Herald first. SPOILER SPACE ----About Tylendal being repudiated and committing suicide---- On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Anna Borisovna wrote (in response to Sarah Ardern's e-mail): <<<>>> > couldn't that have been because of what happened with Tylendal's > brother? i'm sure that being repudiated added to it, but i am not > entirely certain that the repudiation was the sole cause of his suicide <<<>>> Well, I have always assumed that (as someone else mentioned - I forget who) unless killed themselves, Companions could will (or pine) themselves to death - just as Savil tells Vanyel after he tries to kill himself. Since humans cannot will themselves to death right away, I assume that is why 'Lendal commits suicide after Gala repudiates him. On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 DNurkTwins-+AT+-aol.com wrote: <<<>>> > since Stef was a...uh..reincarnated (i know taht not the right word) > 'Lendel, why wasnt he a Herald? did it just not fit the circumstances? > now that i think of it, it was probably essential to the story that he > wasnt. also, a question brought up a while ago was whether or not > 'Lendel would have been pushed over the edge later in his life even if > the whole Stav/feud thing didnt. Since Stef was a "reincarnated" > 'Lendel, and he was *perfectly* stable his entire life, i think that if > the whole Stav/feud thing had not existed, 'Lendel would have been a > fine Herald. now, granted, Stef didnt have to go through with the > stress, etc. that came w/ being a Herald, but i still think he would > have managed fine. <<<>>> Well, we have talked before about Heralds being reincarnated into Companions (AKA: Savil and Kero's Sayvil) so it is assumed that people do not have to reincarnate into the same things. 'Lendal was reincarnated into Stef because (the Hawkbrothers said) there was unfinished business with Vanyel. Even though people are reincarnated, they are not exactly the same person as they were in their past life. I have heard that people who die before their time get reincarnated faster than those who die natural deaths. -ARI- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:12:39 -0700 From: Staci M Chronister To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: possible LHM spoiler/monarch's own discussion Message-ID: <19990726.191239.-1041493.1.smch-+AT+-juno.com> S P O I L E R S P A C E > Well, we have talked before about Heralds being reincarnated into > Companions (AKA: Savil and Kero's Sayvil) so it is assumed that > people do not have to reincarnate into the same things. 'Lendal was > reincarnated into Stef because (the Hawkbrothers said) there was unfinished > business with Vanyel. Even though people are reincarnated, they are not > exactly the same person as they were in their past life. I have heard that > people who die before their time get reincarnated faster than those who die > natural deaths. Isn't this what happened to the Companion, Florian at the end of Storm Breaking? I was never quite sure... Don't lead me into temptation... I can find it myself! Staci ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:20:24 +0000 From: dennis-+AT+-jmf.org.ph To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Reincarnation Message-ID: Hi there, Is there any indication that Companions are reincarnated as Heralds? It occured to me that maybe some of the source of the wisdom of the Monarch's Own might be due to having been a Companion in a previous existence. Or maybe the Monarch's Own get reincarnated as Monarch's Own until their time is done. Just a thought. WTTW, Sara ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2032 **********************************