: You've got a point. However, I have another idea to
: offer. We know the Herons can heal people, and
: "exceptional" people can be made immortal
: (though not invincible). How do you think the
: immortality works? I think it does so by constantly
: healing the body. Remember my theory about Balor's
: armor continually healing the person's body?
: See how a similar spell to the Heron immortality spell,
: cast on armor, could make the wearer
: "tougher"?
: So the armor isn't actually made really tough - it's just
: got an auto-healing spell on it so woulds inflicted
: are made less severe, giving the effect of
: "absorbing" some percent of the damage.
: Maybe the magic armor in the Barrier was made by the
: old Herons before the sack of Muirthemne, and worn by
: some important figure who died during the sack
: (despite being nigh-invincible), which would explain
: why it's out in the Barrier and not hidden away in
: Soulblighter's temple with all the other important
: artifacts.
It's a good idea, but I see two objections.
#1, the only evidence we have that Alric's armor is enchanted is GURPS, and GURPS says quite clearly how the enchantment works: It simply boosts the armor's toughness, rather than casting any sort of regenerational spell on the wearer. I don't really see why you'd accept GURPS's claim that the armor is enchanted, but then decide that it's a different sort of enchantment. Anyway, we know that GURPS is wrong--Jman coats are simply nice and thick and can deflect a certain proportion of incoming blows. So I don't have much faith in their explanation of Alric's armor, either.
#2, why can't the armor simply heal Alric all the way, like a single mandrake root can, instead of reducing the damage of each attack? Even if it has a limited source of power it should be able to keep him at full health until it runs out, at which time his health would start to drop normally with repeated attacks. I think Balor's armor worked the way you're suggesting; the auto-heal kept him completely healthy until the Eblis Stone blocked its power.
--SiliconDream
--SiliconDream
