On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Nytemuse wrote: >On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Chris Olson - SunPS wrote: >> Well, we know from the books that fate tends to favor >> houses that are closer to the top of the cycle than those >> further down. I'd say that's a perk!! > >Well, that's more of an unexplainable thing. I'm talking about the >behaviors and/or perceptions of the people actually changing, >consciously or unconsciously. > That's an interesting thought. Did Khaavren become infatuated with Illista because he was young and she was pretty, or because she was a Phoenix and he was unconsciously leaning towards a general feeling of semi-worship towards all Phoenixes? There does seem to be some slight evidence for greater general social prestige for that House. There was some mention of a very upper-class restaurant that would actually allow Teckla in during a Teckla Reign. Tangental thought: Are all Teckla Reigns always Republics?