Re: Glowline = Chaosline?

From: S. Ben Melhuish <sben_at_...>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:28:29 -0800

Andrew Solovay wrote:

>> I imagine [chaos engines powering the glowlines] isn't common knowledge
>> within the empire, and is only darkly suspected by a few outsiders.

>
> I think it's *taken for granted* by most outsiders--whether or not it's
> true. "That red glow in the sky? Oh, that's some kind of chaos magic the
> Lunars have. Stands to reason--they worship broos, don't they?"

I think I was drawing some sort of distinction between "knowing, as in stands to reason", and "knowing, as in have seen or heard rumors of an Actual Chaos Engine". But now that you mention it, I certainly can't imagine very many Orlanthi seeing any difference between the two.

• Sben

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