I give your answers right away. I re-quote some of my earlier posts' sentences here.
Re-Reworked!
WHY SOLA IS NOT KILLED WHILE HE WAS MEMBER OF HIS NATIVE HOUSE AND WHY SOLA SURVIVED WHILE HE WAS MEMBER OF HIS NEW POWERFUL HOUSE AND WHY SOLA RETAINED HIS RANK AND POSITION ALL THE WHILE?
And another ramification, Phaere was suspecting he could be a Lady Silverhair worshipper. But this was an outrage and she did not have substantial proof. Yes it would be a wise move to get rid of her past, also weakening a rival house and Sola's native house was not so powerful to resist House of Despana afterall. Infact this is why they had supported Phaere-Sola love -in order to become allies of Despanas. And as soon as Sola's influence over Phaere became obvious (not the otherwise) Matron Ardulace did not want Sola-Phaere love blossom even if said love was not geniune. It was obvious Sola was controlling Phaere but Matron had hoped Phaere would control Sola and his native house. So allowing Phare loves Sola would weaken matron's position in the city.
"But this would mean submission (killing Sola). So Sola's house allowed him to escape and while Irenicus enticed Suldenessalar war aproaching, he used this opportunity, he couldn't flee because surface attacks meant drow patrols, but Ardulace was concentrating on war and Sola became a new member of second powerful house of Ust Natha! Clever move, since Phaere says "if u were not allied with a powerful house..." -in tavern."
But war with surface elves was about to begin, Ardulace could not have risked an emmity even with a weaker house lest she could not have mustered whole city as one big army. Meanwhile, after losing Phaere, Sola was not useful for his native house. His house would not want to risk a war with House of Despana in new future. So they wanted to get rid of this already not so evil Sola without being asked by Ardulace so Ardulace would not threaten them in future. But killing Sola openly would be a sign of weakness and preserving Sola's life would be preserving a potential renegade enemy of House of Despana. So they allowed him to go and become member of one of the powerful houses of Ust-Natha. This house accepted Sola because through Phaere he knew inner Despana politics. Meanwhile Ardulace partially achived her goal even before she asked to be done by Sola's native house. Sola and Phaere got seperated and at the same time Sola left his native house. But something unexpected happened: Ardulace hoped to control Sola by forcefully admiting him into her house and when new demon would be summoned she would get rid of him and make demon army commander in his place. But Sola persuaded a powerful rival house -all too willing to rival Ardulace- and became of said house's member. Therefore Ardulace is forced to plot another demise for Sola. Killing him outright was NOT possible anymore and now Sola was out of her and his native house's control.
"Later Phaere got captured by illithids. This was an oppontunity for Matron Ardulace. She wanted to control Sola and eventually kill him in action, without causing any fuss (remember how Sola told party not to kill him accidentally while they were preparing to kill that beholder). And in order to rescue Phaere she needed Sola be alive! Besides an open assasination would be an open emmity with his new powerful house and with his native house to a certain degree. But Sola is a well known skilled fighter mage and thru Phaere's influence he had preserved his position as head of male fighter society. In order to weaken both houses Ardulace asked Sola to help Phaere. Afterall and while war was looming how one could refuse to aid her? And Sola's new house was planing to obtain a favor from Despana's in future (his new house forced him to help Despana unwillingly in order to indebt Ardulace to themselves) and commander of drow army must answer to ruling houses anyway! So they forced Sola to personally help and Sola, in order to not lose his barely found new secure position, could not do anything but help and at that time he still loved Phaere. And Phaere, after being rescued, has been urged by her mother to kill Sola secretly to prove her newly strengthened allience with Lolth. Phaere was eager to kill him to get rid of her past once and for all and to survive her mother's wrath so..."
results:
1 Sola is not killed OUTRIGHT by his family because his native house wanted to preserve him as a renegade outcast and a Despana antogonist. Killing him would have meant total submission to Despana will. But releasing him would be a soothing compromise given to house Despana and Sola would still be a pain in the ass of Despanas.
2 Ardulace would not risk an open civil war while she was about to make war on elves so she DID not insist on killing Sola. Besides Sola had became new member of a powerful house.
3 This new house adopted Sola as a son to weaken Ardulace further by keeping him alive.
4 Sola's fighter talents helped him to be accepted to his new house.
5 Sola was ALREADY head of male fighter society; even before he was 'strategically allowed to go his own way' by his native house. And this is why his exile meant a still soothing submission given to House Despana. His native house lost Sola, a political game figure as being head of male fighter society.
6 His new house wanted him because a) he knew Despana house via Phaere, B) he is a fighter mage, c) he was the head honcho of male fighter society at that time.
So:
i) Native house was unwilling to kill Sola just to refuse Ardulace's request.
ii) His native house hoped Sola would not fight against them in future because he is not killed by them and would be grateful even if only for strategical and political reasons.
iii) New powerful house did not kill Sola because it needed his talents, lore and position/rank. New house would prevent Phaere and Ardulace to strip Sola of his rank. And this would not have happened since even House Despana needed and army commander until they summon the new one: Lesser Demon Lord.
iv) Phaere did not have proof to prove Sola's guilt: Lady E worshipper.
v) Ardulace did not kill Sola. He needed him during war, at least until she would summon demon lord, Sola would be a good commander to continue to strike elves. Also killing Sola openly would cause dissent in rival houses now. Because every house would want to profit from any possible skirmish between House Despana, Sola's new powerful house (powerful enough to deter Ardulace killing him openly) and Sola's native house. Civil war would weaken Ardulace. Even Ardulace would not risk to fight both his native and new house at the same time just in order to get rid of Sola. Not even during peace time.
vi) Why Sola is not killed when he was member of his native house? Well, he was male fighter society's commander and valuable asset of his native house. He was Phaere's lover and at first Phaere used her influence to protect him. Ardulace was pleased at first until she knew Phaere's Lolth belief was faltering of course. Even Ardulace once thought Sola would be a great ally and a worthy husband for Phaere.
vii) Finally, Ardulace needed Sola to help party. Sola's guidence needed to guide and lead party in this unfamiliar territory since drow live in independent city states. Example: Gnome helmet quest.
result of result: Sola got his position as head honcho before Phaere relationship.
[!--EDIT|kozand|Mar 20 2003, 06:24 AM--]