Ebony Wrote:I suspect, given the commonality of magic in the Warriors' World, that Doug is far too familiar with Koschei the Deathless, one of the antagonists of Russian folklore and one of the origins of the "put your soul/heart/life into another thing so that you can't be killed" trope. (Heck, he could easily be a classic supervillain, recorded in the annals of the Warriors or other teams.) Voldemort's just copying the idea.Quoting from Chapter One:
Quote:I lowered my hand. "There's also the Koschei-style soul jar, but you said 'resurrection'. A Koschei soul jar gives you physical invulnerability and immortality — it's like the lich ritual but without all the messy dying and possessing your own preserved corpse. They're a hell of lot harder to make than a simple partial jar, but with one you just can't die, no matter what happens to you, so resurrection never comes into the picture." I looked up at Dumbledore. "Do you know which one he used?"So, I suspect you're right in the broad idea, but not in the particulars...
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Rob Kelk
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