Peter Metcalfe wrote:
>
> Tim Ellis:
>
> >Peter said much the same, but as Hsunchen, surely they could always
> >change into wolves, just as other Hsunchen can change into the
> >appropriate beasts?
>
> Before the Change, the Telmori had to reintegrate their beast
> nature to do this. Since then, every Telmori could do it
> without having to integrate Wolf.
Only those who are cursed can do it without a problem. There are Telmori who still have to do it the old fashioned way. These are teh descendants of those who did not take Nysalor's bargain.
> >but that makes more sense. If the Chaos taint made them more
> >powerful than a normal wolf (Wolf Hsunchen) or was an "easy path" to
> >changing form then it would make sense for them to be tempted, and
> >then cursed as a result
>
> I don't think the Telmori knew they were tainted with Chaos
> until Talor showed them.
Or they didn't care.... which is possibly more likely.
> >Are *all* Telmori (well all cursed telmori) forced to change, or only
> >those who are normally capable of changing through their mastery of
> >the Telmori tradition?
>
> _All_ Telmori are so cursed.
>
> --Peter Metcalfe
No. Only the cursed ones are, apparently.
The Pure Telmori still exist (and form the bullk of the Ralios Telmori) but they are rare in Peloria and Dragon Pass.
Jeff
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