"David Miller" <davidm_at_cogs.susx.ac.uk> wrote:
[binding spirits of the recently dead into new bodies]
> This kind of practice could lead to high ranking people becoming
> practically immortal, imagine when your body starts to get old
> sacrifice a war prisoner/criminal/slave and hay-presto you've got a
> healthly young body.
>
> comments?
I would think it was very difficult, but not impossible. It seems to be how the Pharoah and Delecti kept "alive", Moonson as well I think. If it was too easy then the Praxian shamans could keep tribe members alive for just about forever given a good supply of herdmen. There's a scenario in there.
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