From:	NeoJudas neojudas@******************.com
Subject:	ED\SR - Denairastas Clan
Date:	Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:33:25 -0500

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Subject: Re: ED\SR - Denairastas Clan


> (Note that the following is in no way official, merely IMHO, particularly
in
> light of Living Room Games' acquisition of the Earthdawn license.)
>
> The Denairastas are not immortal, although they are dragon-kin. They have
a
> greatly increased life-span (probably about four times that of a normal
> human) but they do age and eventually die (although few of them ever die
of
> old age thanks to the intrigue within the family). I'm sure Uhl
Denairastas

Uhl??? Oh geesh, I never really connected that as being part of his name.
Makes me rethink something from our games entirely.

> and more than a few of his kin would love to become immortal, however, and
> they're probably working (in Earthdawn) on ways to do just that.
> Interestingly enough, one of the things the great dragons of Barsaive did
to
> balance out the advantage of the Denairastas' long life-spans was to give
the
> kings of Throal potions to extend their lives (via Icewing), allowing them
to
> take advantage of the same "long view" as the Denairastas.

Which is an interesting twist on how to balance the scales of power (pun?).
Give the others potions of longevity (for lack of better terms) but probably
don't fill them in on all the strings that come attached to their usage.

> Unless they somehow succeeded in discovering a source of immortality, it's
> unlikely any of the Denairastas survived the pass of the Fourth World. Of
> course, if one or more of them DID discover a means of immortality, odds
are
> good that it involves a lot of nasty blood magic rituals, which would put
> them in a great position to be involved with the Black Lodge (or similar
> organization) if you so desired.
>
> Maybe one day I'll get to write that sourcebook on the Denairastas and
Iopos
> that I discussed with FASA before Earthdawn was canceled.

If you do Steve, *please* (begs aloud) don't make them mixed up with the
Black Lodge in a direct sense.

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