> The cycle has gone through one... "great > revolution", is it called? Anyhow, it means that the > cycle has been completed 17 times. (which I believes > means Pawrfi is writing during the 18th Dragon reign.) > I think. This is technically correct, but formal references to the date would call it, not the 18th Dragon Reign, but the 1st Dragon Reign of the Second Great Cycle. To be ultra-formal (i.e. Paarfi-esque), he is writing in "Great Cycle of the Dragon, Cycle of the Phoenix, Reign of the Dragon," etc. (_FHYA_, page 17). Alexx Alexx Kay Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employers alexx at world.std.com http://world.std.com/~alexx THE PESSIMIST'S GUIDE TO ENGINEER-TALK: What They Say: "That's interesting." What They Mean: "Shit! I've never seen anything remotely like that before." [Off of rec.humor.funny]