[Dragaera] Is Kelly foolish?

[Philip Hart]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2010, Scott Schultz wrote:

> This raises the point I was making, though. Sorcery offers him a few 
> comforts and conveniences, but it didn't alter his circumstances 
> appreciably. He was still a kid working in a restaurant and, later, 
> running a restaurant in South Adrilankha. If every Easterner could 
> sorcerously make his life more comfortable, it would not change the fact 
> that they were Easterners in South Adrilankha. Their lives would be 
> pretty much the same as they are now. Vlad's circumstances improved as a 
> result of his joining the Organization and achieving a certain amount of 
> respect and notoriety thereby. Sorcery had little to no influence on his 
> lot in life.

Any Easterner who can do sorcery can sell his (very useful) services and 
get out.  Vlad would not be as successful without sorcery - would probably 
not have survived without it - and can know as little as he does only 
because with Spellbreaker he doesn't have to duel with sorcerers.