Eidolon or Aquastor?

brunians at brunians.org · 03 Dec 2008, 12:23 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 07:23:13 -0500 (EST)
Subject: (urth) Eidolon or Aquastor?
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> To be honest, I think the difference is akin to explaining the difference
> between a "ghoul" and a "ghost" to someone.

A ghost is a remnant of a dead entity, normally a person.

A ghoul is a creature that eats the bodies of the dead. It may or may not
have been a living person at some point.

That said, I agree with you that Wolfe is using eidolon and aquastor
interchangeably.

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