Dragaera

_tPG_ Chapter 3 - a retraction and two comments

David Silberstein davids at kithrup.com
Wed Mar 26 13:05:14 PST 2003

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Philip Hart wrote:

>I reread Chapter 3 of _The Phoenix Guards_ last night and noticed a few
>things.
>
>Secondly, there is a reference to "the Jhegaala army", in which
>Captain Gaeraeth fought.  I wonder if this means an army of Jhegaala
>or an army of Dragonlords under the Jhegaala emperor. 

I am not sure we can be certain that the Houses are ever completely
uniform.  Paarfi will sometimes tell us (for example, I think when
telling us of Sethra Lavode in FHYA, he mentions an army composed of
Lyorn and Tiassa (I think)), but when he doesn't, we just don't have
enough information to be certain (although guessing Dragons is
probably the safest bet).  Gaereth, after all, is of House Dzur. 

>Thirdly, as someone on the left side of the height spectrum, I noticed
>Pel's discussion with his tailor about the length of his cape or half-
>cape.  I've been told by a designer friend and a fashion-displaying ex
>that I should avoid long coats, and I thus think Pel's seeking a
>knee-length instead of thigh-length cape is counterproductive.

Did your fashion-knowledgeable friends explain the reason you should
avoid long coats?  Can you ask them how fashion might be different for
a 7-foot tall being?