Damien Sullivan wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 05:37:53PM -0700, Jose Marquez wrote: > > > 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. > > It wasn't, but I don't buy it. She's was Kieron's sibling (we don't actually > know her old gender) and Kieron (and Dolivar) were Dragons. With dragon > genes. The house of the Phoenix has phoenix genes. Dolivar founding the > Jhereg is an exception. Yeah, it was a nice crackpot theory, but then, that's what happens when you're 1121 miles away from your books on a fairly regular basis. If I'd been home, I would have at least done some fact checking; I now recall that a) the Jenoine genetic experiments established the genes that determine House (except for Jhereg); and that b) the "tribes" or Houses were already more or less established. So unless there is some way for a genetic Dragon to also be a Phoenix, and also be the first Phoenix empress, my little theory won't wash. Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net