David Abramowitz
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just finished Penric and the Bandit, and loved Penric's role as a divine in Roz's journey. I also found it interesting that compared to early days Penric seems less sorrowful about the damage he has to do to others. One question I had was the reminder of the number of Orban sorcerers, incl. Alixtra Dubro and Ota. Is there a supervisor of sorcerors in Dogrita? How does Pen relate to him/her?
Lois McMaster Bujold
The supervisor of sorcerers in Vilnoc is of course Penric himself, in an ad hoc fashion. What's going on in Dogrita is presently undefined and unexplored. We've met one high-ranking sorceress/physician from there, Learned Master Ravena, but whether there's anyone over her other than than the archdivine him/her self, or how many other sorcerers there may be in and around the winter capital is also not yet explored. We know there's enough for Pen to travel there to teach his experimental medical techniques to, but that could be as few as two, or as many as several.
Ta, L.
The supervisor of sorcerers in Vilnoc is of course Penric himself, in an ad hoc fashion. What's going on in Dogrita is presently undefined and unexplored. We've met one high-ranking sorceress/physician from there, Learned Master Ravena, but whether there's anyone over her other than than the archdivine him/her self, or how many other sorcerers there may be in and around the winter capital is also not yet explored. We know there's enough for Pen to travel there to teach his experimental medical techniques to, but that could be as few as two, or as many as several.
Ta, L.
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