>>Does anyone else think it might be possible that Azrai might have survived
>>Diesmar? In Ruins of Empire there is reference to a church named the Hand
>>of Azrai, and I could swear that the archpriest was a spell-caster of some
>>kind.
>
>It may be possible that some of Azrai's power is left. I for one think that
>the Cold Rider in the shadow world is either a weakened fraction of Azrai
>essence or one of his avatars that somehow survived. He was after all the
>strongest of all of the gods so he may be on his way back. My current
>campaign is a mad scramble by the PC's to try and stop him from doing so.
>
>Michael
>

For one, the Hand of Azrai, as far as i can tell, is just a small church, mainly maintained by
the Gorgon (correct me if i'm wrong). Anyway, this is not the first time a dead god's
portfolio has been assimilated by another. Remember what happened in Toril after the
time of troubles. Cyric gave Bane's clerics spells even to fight his clerics.

As for the Cold Rider, I do not see how a single avatar could survive. It is, however, a
very interesting idea. I believe Azrai just died, and the LOst are the last fragments of his
power. The Cold Rider is probably just a small god from another plane.

Kostis "Gandalf-Nimrodel"