: Nah, I doubt that they're inhabited by any special
: spirits, though Alric was a reincarnation of
: Moagim/Tireces and was the Great Hero (who may be a
: special spirit like the Leveller). Maybe other Great
: Heroes or Levellers were former avatara; did Connacht
: become an Avatara after he saved the world? He seemed
: to be vehemently anti-power, destroying and hiding all
: sorts of magical artifacts in an attempt to break the
: cycle, so I doubt he would go out and search for all
: the Dreams of Wyrd like the Avatara do.
I didn't mean literal spirits--I meant that they were avatars in the same sense as you might say of a great patriot, "He embodies the very spirit of America." Okay, you might not say that. But someone might. :-)
: Though that brings up a point: why the Avatara are called
: that. They are a circle of nine magicians, each
: seeking out the Dreams of Wyrd in an attempt to become
: his Avatar. Hence, the Avatara.
But almost all archmages seek this goal. The Avatara are only unique in that they seek it in order to secure a Light victory. In fact, they apparently spend less time moving toward this goal than other archmages, because of their day-to-day duties defending the light.
--SiliconDream
