From:	"Mark Steedman" <M.J.Steedman@***.rgu.ac.uk>
Subject:	Re: The Big D's Will...
Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 1996 11:30:45 GMT

Galen \"Marphod\" Silversmith writes

it going to have to be spoilers time again.














>
> One of my pet theories:
>
> I only recall the big d calling 2 people 'old friends'. Erhan (the
> scribe) and David Knight.
> Now, how do you qualify to be an old friend of a dragon? You be a
> helluvalot older than most other breathing people.
Ehran is well know, best estimate to date is around 7900 years old.
but little way to confirm the true accuratcy of that figure.

>
> So, does this make david knight immortal? or maybe a shapechanged
> dragon, or a free spirit.
I really don't know. Hes looking very very special.

>
> and if Knight is immortal, are there other immortals out there? besides
> elves?
?????, FASA don't seem to support this. But as they seem to be trying
to get away from the immortals SR/ED crossovers now we might not find
out in the near future.
Knight was close to Dunk. he suggested the vice president to him (for
more see GM info in super tuesday)
The mage that had wielded magic in space (FASA flyer about knight)
'works' for Knight. well it could be more complex than that, see
previous postings on this subject.
lots of guesses and info but no real answers yet, at this rate could
be years before we get them if FASA even worked them out yet :)
>
> He also wishes Mr. knight a challege to find another suitable opponent
> and a reference to his nano-second buyought of Ares. This is more on a
> limb, but my guess is that the program to do the purchasing was based on
> a computer model of a dragon's brain. Which is why only another computer
> (or a dragon) can make any sense out of it. Much like neral nets are
> loosely based on a human brain.
>
?? possible but i'd like to see you find any data other than guesses
to support it, its a nice idea though.
>
> Other theories:
> Could dragon magic be able tot ell the future? he makes a LOT of
> comments about future events. People who will be important, things
> people need to do, etc.
The support for this is the conversation between orange queen and ....
which suggests dragons can predict the future.

> Could it be he ws the one feeding info to KSAF? and being inable to
> forsee hisown death, the reason KSAF didn;t cover it live?
I was guessing Brightlight till Dunks book came out. possible
considering the books to read and monetary donations.

> (although,
> that is a contradiction. as the first wfew pages say KSAF didn't cover
> it, and the first section IS KSAF covering his death. And there are
> 'photos' of the coverage, but later the book says no electronic copies
> were made, only simulations.
>
Ah. there is live stuff and investigations from talking to folks
after the event. Also one file is stuff downloaded by a reporter on
a plane the plane then crashed on landing and some of the evidence she
had acquired was destroyed

Mark