Starshadw at aol.com wrote: > I can't for the life of me decide. My concern is for the nobility - > is it strictly a father-son inheritance (with those rare exceptions > where a woman gets her hands on a title, but then must follow the > rules and pass it on at her death to the eldest male heir)? Or are > Dragaerans equal in that a woman can hold a title in her own right, > even if she has brothers/uncles/other male relatives who could also > hold it? <snip> this is just a guess. given the manner in which women live in the Empire, wielding swords, serving in battalions, acting as Warlord, etc; coupled with the Aliera-as-Heir and Norathar-as-Heir scenarios, i would draw the conclusion that nobility inherences are not gender based. the only anomoly i have thus far seen within this context is the example of the Jhereg organization. there seems to be a gender-based deliniation in employment status. aside from Kiera, and a few assassins we know, most of the women in this organization appear to be sorceresses in the Left Hand. lisa grant coffin