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0|0|0|||||Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Zemyla||16:26:53|04/06/2014|I was rereading it%2C and it occurred to me that the poor svartalven wizard is going to be punished rather severely.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot because raiding outside settlements is illegal in Svartalfheim %28because it isn%27t%29%2C but because being caught raiding outside settlements is illegal.%0D%0A%0D%0AAm I off-base%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C now that I%27m thinking about Svartalfheim%2C has Gryphon thought at all about Anthy%27s maternal grandmother%3F
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Gryphon||20:30:47|04/06/2014|%3ENot because raiding outside settlements is illegal in Svartalfheim %0D%0A%3E%28because it isn%27t%29%2C but because being caught raiding outside %0D%0A%3Esettlements is illegal. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAm I off-base%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot necessarily%2C but it%27ll be a long time before the svartelven authorities have anything to say about the matter%2C so he%27s not likely to need to worry about it any time soon.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAlso%2C now that I%27m thinking about Svartalfheim%2C has Gryphon thought at %0D%0A%3Eall about Anthy%27s maternal grandmother%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIn what context%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
2|2|1|||||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Zemyla||01:14:08|04/07/2014|%3EIn what context%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C whether she%27s alive%2C whether she knows about her grandchild%2C whether she%27d be at all friendly to Anthy and her family%2C that sort of thing.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Though it%27s probably unlikely that%27ll come up%2C since Anthy%27s mother vanished from Svartalfheim a long time ago%2C and probably no one living could figure out%2C %22Oh%2C she looks like my granddaughter.%22 Still%2C I%27ve been surprised before...%29
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Gryphon||12:09:12|04/07/2014|%3EWell%2C whether she%27s alive%2C whether she knows about her grandchild%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhether she%27d be at all friendly to Anthy and her family%2C that sort of %0D%0A%3Ething. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s entirely possible she%27s still alive%3B svartelves aren%27t technically immortal%2C but they are a very long-lived people.  It%27s even possible%2C given the height of the Trinity%27s profile in celestial circles recently%2C that she%27s heard of Anthy %28though she may not be aware they%27re related%3B the fact that Anthy%27s mother was a svartelf is known to a few intimates but isn%27t on the public record%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever%2C given that Anthy%27s late mother was an exile - was%2C in fact%2C %5Bi%5Dexecuted%5B%2Fi%5D%2C as far as the svartelven authorities were aware at the time - that lady%27s mother is unlikely to be too kindly disposed toward her descendants.  It may say something about the way svartelven families work that Anthy%27s mother was %28er%2C if you%27ll pardon the expression%29 the black sheep%2C and not her sister Hild%2C despite the fact that Hild%27s the one who had an illegitimate daughter with no less a figure than Odin.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe materfamilias%2C if indeed she is still living%2C would be more likely to be proud of Akio.  A grandson who became a demon prince%2C now%2C that%27s something worth bragging about in Svartalfheim...%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
4|4|3|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Peter Eng||13:00:13|04/07/2014|%3EHowever%2C given that Anthy%27s late mother was an exile - was%2C in fact%2C %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dexecuted%5B%2Fi%5D%2C as far as the svartelven authorities were aware at %0D%0A%3Ethe time - %0D%0A%0D%0AIs this method of punishment still in use%3F  If it is%2C it explains a little about Anaximandra Drax...%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
5|5|4|||||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Zemyla||13:06:26|04/07/2014|I was about to say%2C but Anaximandra fell onto the dueling floor%2C while Anthy%27s mother came from the north%2C near Ryu Zan Paku%2C last time I read.%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever%2C this could probably just be explained by something like Cephiro%27s rotation relative to Svartalfheim.
6|5|4|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Gryphon||13:11:40|04/07/2014|%3E%3EHowever%2C given that Anthy%27s late mother was an exile - was%2C in fact%2C %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5Dexecuted%5B%2Fi%5D%2C as far as the svartelven authorities were aware at %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe time - %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIs this method of punishment still in use%3F  If it is%2C it explains a %0D%0A%3Elittle about Anaximandra Drax... %0D%0A%0D%0AYes%2C yes it is.  Those who transgress against a particular bit of the svartelven code are thrown into what is commonly believed to be a bottomless pit at one of the lowest levels.  The vast majority are never seen or heard from again%2C but a few seem to find their way through cracks in the cosmic fundament and wind up in unexpected places.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
7|4|3|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Mercutio||18:55:53|04/07/2014|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Apr-07-14 AT 07:10 PM (EDT) by Gryphon (admin)]%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D%221%22%5D%26l%3BI can%27t stand it.  I know you planned it. --G.%26r%3B%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe materfamilias%2C if indeed she is still living%2C would be more likely %0D%0A%3Eto be proud of Akio.  A grandson who became a demon prince%2C now%2C %0D%0A%3Ethat%27s something worth bragging about in Svartalfheim... %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue%2C but let%27s not forget that Anthy stabbed her brother in the back en route to becoming one of three people wielding ultimate cosmic power in the Tenth World. That seems like it would be respectable in its own right to svartelves%2C and also that the sheer depth and scope of Anthy%27s contacts means she%27d probably be considered a resource worth cultivating by whatever clan she happens to be descended from.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnthy of course would realize that that was %5Bi%5Dexactly%5B%2Fi%5D what they were doing if they made contact%2C but cultivating resources works both ways%2C and better that she gets an in in Svartalfheim than her brother. Although knowing Akio%2C he may have gotten there ahead of her%3B dude knows how to network.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C tangentially but somewhat related%3A the comic series %5Bi%5DThor%3A God of Thunder%5B%2Fi%5D recently concluded a storyline that was all about Svartalfheim%2C its people%2C its culture%2C its politics%2C etc. It was quite good. In fact%2C %5Bi%5DThor%3A God of Thunder%5B%2Fi%5D is an exceptionally good comic to begin with%3B among other things%2C it%27s managed to go nearly two years without requiring any knowledge whatsoever about things happening elsewhere in the Marvel Universe or requiring more knowledge about previous Thor-related adventures than can be delivered succinctly in a one-page summary.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat
8|5|7|||1||RE%3A Reflection on Lion of Avalon|Gryphon||19:12:36|04/07/2014|%3ETrue%2C but let%27s not forget that Anthy stabbed her brother in the back %0D%0A%3Een route to becoming one of three people wielding ultimate cosmic %0D%0A%3Epower in the Tenth World.%0D%0A%0D%0ATechnically%2C Utena stabbed him in the chest%3B Anthy just pushed him off a very high place. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28%22Haven%27t we got enough problems without shooting each other in the back%3F%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Actually%2C I shot him in the %5Bi%5Dface.%5B%2Fi%5D%22%0D%0A%0D%0A - a thing Gin Shepard said that isn%27t in %5Bi%5DMass Effect%5B%2Fi%5D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D