Mia McDavid wrote: > > I think a useful corollary question is: When was the Wheel created, by > whom, and under what circumstances? The whole Dragaeran structure is > based on the Wheel, which is not just somebody's pretty idea, but an > independent magical object. It solidified the 17-tribe structure; the > Jhereg *has to* exist going forward because it has a place on the Wheel. The Wheel could also be a kind of mystical object that allows for the genocidal tendencies of huma...er, Dragaerans. If the Dragons ever succeed in wiping out the Jhereg, perhaps another tribe will spring up to take its place, or perhaps the Jhereg symbol will just pop off the Wheel as its mystical energies adapt. And take the Phoenix as well... Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net