In a message dated 12/28/2002 7:02:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Mark Tiller" <mtiller at ntlworld.com> writes: > Surely if the there are 17 tribes now, then at least prior > to the formation of the Jhereg the "The Army of all tribes" > only had 16 tribes not 17.... I've always thought that Dolivar's expulsion from the Dragon happened before Keiron formed his army of all tribes, and that the army contained the Jhereg, but they weren't an official House until the Empire was formed. > And if I may be permitted a speculation, it may be that the > Jhereg IS the remnants of the other 14 tribes, presumably > after a number of generations of interbreeding they would > have developed some genetic homogenity. If any of them were left, then they almost certainly joined the Jhereg or Teckla. Or maybe they didn't join the Empire at all (like the Islanders). --KG