> And since I just looked at the text of the introduction to Dzurlord, I > see that it says: > > A few hundred thousand years ago, or so the story goes, an > accident happened to the godlike Jenoine who lived on Dragaera and > whose genetic experiments led to the tribes which eventually lead > to the Seventeen Houses. What remains is a large Sea of Chaos, in > the northeastern part of the Empire. > > Bother. There goes a lovely theory, shot to little tiny pieces. > Unless, of course, the intro to Dzurlord is not canonical. The non-canonical answer works. Alternatively, if it's big enough, it could be to both east *and* west of the empire. 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 Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without indivdiual responsibility. -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_