On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Mark A Mandel wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Philip Hart wrote: > > #On the one hand, I like your theory - on the other, I like three competing > #ones: (1) a simple spell is available to prevent conception, so being a > #half-breed means your folks were half-wits, esp. post- interregnum; > > Or one was lying: "Don't worry, I'm using protection." Wotsername the > Dzur heir was no dummy, but Greycat evidently got his daughter on her. Sennya - maybe she was in fact a dummy, really young, or drunk, or ... Or one lied and purchased a spell to defeat the other's spell... Anyway, re my argument, Ibronka's conception was pre-Interregnum. It's interesting how unfecund the Dragaerans are (on the one hand a good thing, given their lifespan, on the other it's unfortunate given their bloodthirstiness). Note how energetically Khaavren congratulates Vernoi on his wife's pregnancy - I suspect there are other examples. Being a bastard means one's parents likely carried on for a long time.