On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, David Silberstein wrote: > >Doesn't square with Khaavren's assertion that daughters take after > >mothers and that sons take after their fathers, does it? So, then, > >are sons named for their father's line, and then daughters are > >named for their mothe -- NO, BECAUSE OF ALIERA E'KIERON. > > Ah, but Aliera is very unusual in more than one way. So perhaps > she's different in her lineage & naming & whatnot as well. But Steve > refuses to give clue one in that direction. Well, my take on this was always the uniqueness of Aliera's mother. I mean, who would believe it if she called herself Aliera e'Verra? *shrug* I also wonder if the child or parents maybe chose the last name to pass on, depending on mother/father achivements, nobleness of line, possibilities of inheritance, etc. ****** NyteMuse "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse http://www.crowfire.com