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Bondsmagi

ravelle — Thu, 06/26/2008 - 14:18

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If the Bondsmagi are so all-powerful, why don't they rule the world?
Well, who says they don't? As if they'd be open about it...consider-- if they don't rule the world, what might be holding them back? Is their power perhaps not as omnipotent as they'd have others believe? Or do they suffer from internal strife concerning the destiny of their organization?

Why are the bondsmagi nor ruling the world? If someone guesses the right answer and posts it here, I'll buy them there tickets to see the Locke movie (if/when it happens :P).

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Re: Bondsmagi

Locke — Tue, 07/08/2008 - 18:22

What would be the point? They get payed enormous sums of money for their services already. If they ruled the world they would have to put up with a bunch of extra responsibilities. Setting up new governments, civil unrest, taxes etc.. They are already in a good position, why ruin it?

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Re: Bondsmagi

JoeX111 — Thu, 07/17/2008 - 18:16

I imagine that the Bondsmagi aren't nearly as powerful as people believe them to be. Supposedly they destroyed the Therin Throne (or some major city, cannot recall without the book right in front of me) just to prove their might. But just as Locke and company are masters of misdirection, I imagine their greatest act to establish themselves as all powerful was a lot of smoke and mirrors, which will eventually be uncovered by our heroes when they finally face off against them once and for all.

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Re: Bondsmagi

quix — Tue, 07/29/2008 - 18:31

*nods* I imagine the Bondsmagi are just as involved in politics as they want to be and appear to be as little involved as they want to be. They appear to be quite skilled in controlling both minds and bodies, so it doesn't seem like a difficult stretch to see that they could easily decide the course of the events of all nations without stretching out their necks or drawing any attention to themselves. They're in the best of all possible worlds at the moment. ...enter Locke Lamora :)

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So true. If I had

CoupeDeGrace — Mon, 04/19/2010 - 06:14

So true. If I had super-human abilities the last thing I would be doing is sitting in an office all day trying not to screw up an empire.

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