The Ill Earthstone poses a bit of a problem to the logical integrity of the Covenant books. It means that The Land itself is partially evil and contains within itself the seeds of its own dissolution. And if it doesn't what exactly is the nature of its goodness? In Tolkien, Middle Earth was not the...

a few things that are bugging me, Earthblood: Kevin never used it, so how does he Know that it will caused the command to happen? Kevin: it seems he did the RoD because Foul was ravaging the land. what was foul doing. Kevin could have destroyed the armies( Mhoram did this with only an understanding...

What is the deal with this guy? Chicks were falling all overthemselves to be with him. 1) Lena 2) Manethrall Gay / Manethrall Rue 3) Elena 4) Linden 5) Lady Alif (the one tree) What's the deal? B I think it all comes down to the qoute --- in legend attributed to Henry Kissinger [no great idol for S...

I would command all ur-viles to betray Corruption and switch their allegiance to the service of the Lords in a Vow of utter loyalty. -T -Unfortunatly, that VOw didn't qiute work out for te Haruchai!! The Vow in itself was very beneficial. Perhaps a better way of putting it, the Vow was very benefic...

I would command all ur-viles to betray Corruption and switch their allegiance to the service of the Lords in a Vow of utter loyalty.

-T

I don't think the Bloodguard or other Haruchai were swayed by the authority of anyone --- Kevin, the new Lords, TC --- in making their moral choices. They were guided by their experience and by the Haruchai Code. The question of whether TC was/was not much responsible for the breaking of the vow, li...

I think some of you guys are undully harsh towards High Lord Elena. She was foolish, but not malicious. And even the determination that she was foolish is relative: she certainly was more foolish than Mhoram, but not more than Hile Troy, not more than Kevin Landwaster, not more than Covenant.

-T