FelixEisen at aol.com wrote: > > During the lull in which the Jenoine who survived/fled the GSoC detonation > recover before trying to return, the Gods encourage the 5,000 tribes (okay, > okay, 31 or whatever) of Dragaerans to get together -- via Zerika. Zerika > most likely was one of (if not -the-) the most powerful Shamans of the > Tribes; she, possibly Sethra, maybe a Serioli, and maybe Verra (I don't > recall if Verra was there, so someone can correct me if they want...) get > together and create the Orb. This has the following effects: Random tangent: Anyone know if reincarnation in Dragaerans occurs by house? I.e. Dragons only come back as Dragons, etc.? Where am I going with this? Well, does anyone know what Aliera's name was back at the beginning, when she was Kieron's sibling? If Zerika was the most powerful Shaman, and Aliera was *a* powerful Shaman.... it's a leap, but could Aliera's soul be Zerika's? The tribes were splitting up right about then, so it's plausible that three of the most important people of that time, Kieron, Dolivar, and whoever Aliera was, became the founders of their Houses, Dragon, Jhereg, Phoenix? This entire argument hinges on who Aliera was, since I can't remember if her name back then was ever explicitly mentioned. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net