[UA] Re: The End of the World, and so on.

[Radoslaw Galus]

From: <Unseenlibrarian at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 5:04 PM


> >Another thing - wouldn't the lifespan of adepts be rather short for this
> >school? Boozehounds can go on for a couple of decades before their livers
> >say "enough" but these guys? I don't think they would be very carefull
> >about what they're pumping into themselves. My guess is that they'd
probably
> >be dead in not more than 2-3 years (but then again I'm no expert on
drugs).
>
> I think that'd depend, myself. With the alchemy tie-in, the goal of the
school would probably be personal immortality or at least longevity in the
form of the Elixir Vitae.

Unfortunately if they keep trying every new "elixir" on themselves (or if
they need to do that to gain charges) they won't have a chance of reaching
that goal.

It's not that I don't like the idea I think the paradox is great. Trying to
gain immortality by pumping sh*t into your veins. The problem is drugs kill
too fast.



- RG

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pleasure with a new  friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by
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