Sev's Family Tree

James Wynn · 28 Jan 2011, 18:04 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:04:21 -0600
Subject: (urth) Sev's Family Tree
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> Gerry-
> I don't think I would call it a different creature, really, or use the 
> word 'merger'.  It is still an alzabo, which is using Becan's mind as 
> a tool. Any parts of Becan's mind that would be unsuited to the 
> alzabo's purposes are ruthlessly discarded.
> [...]
> (I think possession in BotLS is closer to a true merger.)

Hmm...why so? I would have said that possession in the BotLS was the 
just the opposite. As Kypris Chenille described it, the mind invader can 
choose to fully take over or ride along quietly.

As I understand a Mani-style merger, that would not be possible: the 
separate spiritual and physical creatures cease to exist and a new  
being is created.

It is true that the merger serves interests of the alzabo body. If it 
did not, the alzabos would soon cease to exist. But the fact that the 
alzabo puts his life at genuine peril for Becan's family shows that 
there are downsides to the merger from the POV of the animal part of 
Becan Alzabo.

u+16b9

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