A Goodreads user
asked
Brian Staveley:
If a Leech fills his/her well does the power leak out if it is not used or stay in the well indefinitely? Could you give me a few examples of a way a Leech could use their powers? Are leeches descendants from gods? Are there Gods still roaming around in Annur?
Brian Staveley
Leaches are not descended from gods. Not necessarily, at least.
Depending on the skill and power of a leach, she might crush the skull of a foe from ten paces, or set an entire city wall ablaze (the latter would require an extremely powerful leach).
A leach's well is on available when the leach is in proximity to said well. So, if a leach relies on seawater, there's no power when that leach isn't near seawater. Like gravity, the well's power decreases exponentially with distance. Take the following equation as suggestive rather than precise, but I imagine a leach's power (P) to work something like this:
P= (I x qW)/dW^2. In this equation, I= innate ability of the leach, qW= the quantity of the well (how much sea water is present), dW= the distance of the well from the leach.
Depending on the skill and power of a leach, she might crush the skull of a foe from ten paces, or set an entire city wall ablaze (the latter would require an extremely powerful leach).
A leach's well is on available when the leach is in proximity to said well. So, if a leach relies on seawater, there's no power when that leach isn't near seawater. Like gravity, the well's power decreases exponentially with distance. Take the following equation as suggestive rather than precise, but I imagine a leach's power (P) to work something like this:
P= (I x qW)/dW^2. In this equation, I= innate ability of the leach, qW= the quantity of the well (how much sea water is present), dW= the distance of the well from the leach.
More Answered Questions
Kevin
asked
Brian Staveley:
Brian, the way you handled Laith's death brought me to tears. You didn't tamper too much with it directly. No prolonged funeral or such, just a mention by Valyn in the consecutive chapters brought back memories of the flier and I found the letters were blurry, but infact I was crying again. Thank you, that was a wonderful experience. Anyway, to my question, how many people will I cry for in the final book?
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more