Posted 17 March 2010 - 02:52 AM
Tay vs Hairlock: Tay, easily.
Sormo vs Cowl: Cowl's got some nice showy stuff, but Sormo and the other wickan mages from DG showed some amazing things, like hunting down demon-spirits, raising earth spirits, boosting thousands of horses, etc. Sormo's the cream of that crop so he's both powerful and diverse. Cowl's got some strength but its stuck in a minor range of applications. Voted Sormo
Silverfox vs B&KB: Yeah so Silverfox has SoCN in her, but so far she hasn't shown anything to compare with B&KB, who are absolutely stellar - chasing off K'Chain Che'malle, summoning absolutely any kind of demon, taking on gods in hand-to-hand combat, etc. B&KB take the cake in my opinion, though I'll bet reading the novellas makes a big difference for anyone's opinion in this regard.
Beak vs the Ceda: Beak can do a lot with his many warrens, and I'd probably rate him over a lot of mages, but Kuru Qan is also rather wise and has, I think, plenty of diversity as well in his magic, so I think he'll be able to match Beak in that regard and then have plenty more power to back it up than Beak.
Sinn vs Mosag: The most evenly matched duo in this poll, imo.
Gothos vs Baruk: Gothos, no contest.
Iskaral Pust vs L'oric: It's hard not to pick Pust, but even if he is the Magus of Shadow his only claim to fame is blasting Dejim Nebrahl a few times, but not even killing one of him. L'oric on the other hand does seem to accomplish a fair number of things few others do, like completely masking his presence in a camp full of other High Mages, or journeying through memory warrens.
Quick Ben vs Bottle: Bottle's animal mind-meld is pretty cool, but it's hard to contest with someone who knocked down 3 dragons.
worrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:
I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.