The answer to this is monumental, because it encapsulates the essence of the entire series. In the Land, magic isn't something that some people just do. It's lore. But what is lore? Lore is the collective knowledge, wisdom, or beliefs of a people, particularly transmitted orally as a mythic history....

Did Dead Kevin retain all of living Kevin's lore? Or was he stripped of all his power save what Foul had used to master him (the Illearth Stone)? I believe it is stated that when he returned from the Creche he was glowing green - or was that only his eyes...I can't remember. Good point. IIRC, I don...

Great analysis, Stave B.! She was a magnetic character, but without doubt her story was one of great tragedy... ...being raised by two people possessed by obsessions relating to the same man... Absolutely. Her charisma was so powerful... sometimes stronger than the wisdom she had to "back it u...

I guess this is my take on High Lord Elena. She was a magnetic character, but without doubt her story was one of great tragedy. She was raised by a mother who had an insane love for a legend who raped her, and an adoptive father who loved them both dearly, but who caressed a deep hatred for the man ...

"Do not measure the Land by the standard of yourself." ~Atiaran to TC at Banas Nimoram. "'Satansfist!' Mhoram yelled. ' Samadhi Sheol! Return and fight me! Are you craven, that you dare not risk a challenge?'" ~Mhoram challenging Satansfist in Mhoram's Victory toward the end of T...