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THE DHRACIAN HAND
In RHAPSODY, we see Achmed perform [or attempt to perform] the Thrall ritual, the rite by which members of the Dhracian race can hold a F'dor demon-spirit against its will, chaining it to its human host so that it cannot flee death. [As you probably can imagine, this will be seen again.] During this ritual the left hand is used to ensnare the vibrations given off by the F'dor. The ritual uses the real-life Guidonian Hand method as its basis for the song that catches and ensnares the demonic spirit. Now the question is--how do you hold on to it?
For this and other answers to questions posed in RHAPSODY: Child of Blood, look for PROPHECY: Child of Earth, the second book in the trilogy, scheduled for release in July 2000.
Hope this combination of real-world and Cymrian mythos gives you some insight into where the magic in the story comes from.
-- Elizabeth Haydon
"Fire-child, star-child, what is kel? Sword-bearers, song-weavers, that is kel."
-The Faded Sun trilogy by C.J.Cherryh.
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