Hi all, I'm new here and loving this forum, wish i'd have found it on my first read though these fantasic books! (might have saved myself alot of head straching!)
Anyway i was intriged by this debate, and so forgive me for putting my 10 pence in aswell.
In my opinion it was definaly Feltsin who died in exchange for Paran, I've read all the posts and so understand everybodys point, but i think some of them are floored. Paran's Father was not significate enough of a soul for Hood to take in Parans place and also was not in Paran's Shadow, (if anything Paran would be in his fathers shadow and As Paran's little sister Feltsin was definaltly in his shadow.)
I believe that the exchange needn't of happened instanly. The very nature of the God of death, screams of patenice and Hood could have easliy waited two years (the blink of an eye for a God) for feltsins Soul. Specaily if he saw the potentail of what she was to become.
There's a conversation in DhG between Mappo and Icarium that backs this up...
"Every ritual of resurrection I have ever heard attempted inevitably resulted in a price beyond reckoning. Even as he relinquishes a soul, Hood ensures he wins in the exchange."
The other reason i feel this way is because of the prolog in DhG,
"It was clear to Feltsin from where she and the others waited that the priest of Hood was striding directly towards her"............
" 'What does he want with me?' Feltsin asked in a whisper. 'What have i done to earn a priest of Hood's attention?' "
I realize that heboric thens states that the priest has come for him, but i don't belive that the priest did, could heboric have said that to protect feltsin??
The final thing that swayed me was Feltsin's dream's thoughout DhG (Rivers of blood) and her desire to meet death so eagerly yet is denied
(the last quote i promise ;0p)
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And now, i fear only Herboric and Kulp. It's said Gods fear mortals more than they do each other. Is that the source of my terror? Have I captured an echo of hood within me? The God of death must surely dream rivers of blood. Perhaps i have been his all this time.
There you go...... my ten pence. (for what its worth) hope that sparks some more debate on the subject.