[Dragaera] Sethra's apprentices
John Dallman
jgd at cix.co.uk
Sat Oct 18 09:47:00 PDT 2008
In article <48F4D42D.7040102 at brazee.net>, howard at brazee.net (Howard
Brazee) wrote:
> Consider her *other* hobbies. Not just the one which is a spoiler,
> but her well known part-time profession as a general.
>
> Why should take time off of her real job to be a general?
> 1. To keep herself sharp/awake sort of adrenalin fix.
> 2. To keep herself sharp/skilled.
> 3. To have the skills/contacts she will need for the final conflict.
> 4. To build up skills in associates - skills that might be needed
> in the future.
> 5. To make sure she really knew those who acquired those skills.
> 6. As an avatar, she is what she is.
>
> Those reasons apply for her spoiler hobby, and for her apprentice
> relationships as well. She can't just wait around until the gods
> need her, she needs grow and practice.
You've forgotten at least two reasons:
She sympathises with the cause she's been hired for (likely in Dragon).
She just enjoys it. When you're doing a job for thousands of years,
having some distractions are necessary to keep from going crazy.
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