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- From: mwp@iconix.oz.au (Michael Paddon)
- Subject: Re: Amber questoin: Could Oberon still be alive?
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:40:38 GMT
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- In <1992Nov18.071723.154977@zeus.calpoly.edu> jkusters@zeus.calpoly.edu (Chrome Jester) writes:
- >Okay, I've read the first set of Amber books a few times, and I have a
- >question that I was hoping someone could shed some light on. Could Oberon
- >still be alive? Could he have made a deal with Dworkin and staged a phoney
- >funeral? Could Brand have actually lied about seeing Dad die? (As if that
- >would be any surprise?) The question arises from some thoughts I've had
- >towards a Amber Role-Playing campaign I'm working on...
-
- An interesting question. Recall that in order to repair the damage to the
- primal pattern, Oberon had to reinscribe the missing sections with the
- Jewel of Judgement. It follows that Amber's Pattern is now partly cast
- in Oberon's image.
-
- Recall also Dworkin's comments; damage to the Pattern was reflected in its
- inscriber and vice-versa. And the Pattern acts to preserve its drawer. A neat
- little closed system until Dworkin realized that those of his blood also
- had the power to harm it (and him by extension).
-
- So the question remains... if Oberon did reinscribe the Pattern, then
- (1) It would have acted to prevent him from dying
- (2) If he did die, the Pattern would reflect this fact
-
- The lack of blemish on the Primal Pattern (although we never see it again,
- the fact that the universe restabilizes and Patternfall is won by Amber
- work as indirect evidence for this conclusion) strongly suggests Oberon
- is still alive.
-
- One could argue that Corwin's Pattern was responsible for the stabilization.
- Remember, however, that Oberon's repair effort would have damaged the Pattern
- substantially upon failure. This has clearly not happened since Amber is as
- solid as ever, and the shadow walking/trump powers of the royal family
- are unaffected (these all depend upon that Pattern).
-
- This raises a number of questions:
- (1) How was Dworkin's relationship to the Pattern altered by all this?
- (2) Why did Oberon fake his death (remember he is a subtle and shifty
- bastard at the best of times)?
-
- Michael
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