Greetings Hingar!

Allow me to begin by saying that I sympathize with the loss of your
Overlord, Estan. I, too, have had those that I respect, and those that
are close to me, die permanently.

On the subject of Overlord Estan's death, however, I am rather curious
to know why you don't bring him back. You obviously have the meanst to
do so, as you have given gifts that raise people from the dead to some
of the cities of Sapience.

Please forgive my limited understanding, but from what I can tell, these
gifts you have given work very similarly to Achaea's Flame of Yggdrasil.
When a body is immolated in the Flame, that body's soul returns, and the
body's wounds are healed. Most of the time, the soul must be willing to
return in order for resurrection to take place, but occasionally even
unwilling souls have been brought back using the Flame of Yggdrasil.

The root of my curiosity, then, comes from this dilemma: If Overlord
Estan had unfulfilled hopes and unfinished plans, as you have suggested
he might, why would his soul be unwilling to come back? You, Hingar,
have told us that the Vertani choose to remain dead once they are slain,
rather than be resurrected. Why, then, do you bemoan your choice? Are
you not free to choose another path, if this path does not suit you?

If ressurection truly is not possible, as seems to be the case with many
of the Therans who were killed, then I understand that my questions are
in vain. I am no great philosopher, and I do not know why resurrection
is impossible in some cases, yet I understand that this may happen.

Should you choose to answer my questions, Hingar, I hope that your
answers can bring greater understanding to all. I would also like to
apologize if the notion of resurrecting a Vertani is somehow offensive -
I mean no offense by my words.

Seeking Wisdom,
Dinonicus

Penned by my hand on the 5th of Daedalan, in the year 386 AF.