: Dunno what "Water Sleeps" has to do with Myth,
: but GURPS explains how Mahir are created. It points
: out that "no known conscious effort creates a
: Mahir," but that doesn't rule out necromancers'
: being able to slightly raise the chance of the Mahir's
: creation, which is what I was suggesting.
The connection is that GURPS' idea of how Mahir are created is influenced by Water Sleeps just like so much of the myth storyline is influenced by earlier black company novels.
Speaking of which, I think there is another connection between the shadows in Water Sleeps and the Mahir. SB never lets Mahir stray far from him, and though he could have probably sent some to assassinate high ranking generals, mb even Alric himself, he doesnt. This implies that he himself fears the Mahir just as Longshadow fears the Shadows. Any ideas on this?
Also, if your souless-mahir connection theory were true, wouldn't there be a lot more mahir around? Perhaps your right and extra magics are needed to bring the mahir to a more physical plane however.
-Milky
