> Here's a question that (I think) has remained unaddressed so far, who, or > what is Misca the coachman? > He appears to physically be an Easterner, he seems aware of the witch > practises that Morrollan follows, but he also appears unchanged after an > interval of approx. 100 years. He is a Coachman! What the heck is that supposed to mean, you ask? Coachmen are prevailant in Hungarian "folktales", and appear in a number of Brust's books. As anything and everything cool came from Hungarians, it's not surprising why they make appearances in Steve's work. If you want to learn more about them, read _The Gypsy_, by Brust and Lindholm. It should give you a good idea as to why the Coachman on Dragaera lives so long. It's also a damn fine book. <grin> Chris "Blind man's night is music to the deaf, and everyone has *two* paths, not one, whence comes tragedy and comedy, forsooth and damn straight, son." - "The Gypsy" - Brust & Lindholm