*snip* > >Couple those statements with other things, like the fact that Sethra's >geneology scan looks like an arrow, and I think you can draw your own >conclusions. That one word, *created*, says a lot, doesn't it? > >This, of course, does not mean that Steve, in one of his many "torture the >reader" moods, might not decide to come up with parents, grandparents and >an entire family for Sethra Lavode, out of the blue, just because he is >verbally sadistic. <grinz> However, that is the what is known so far. What about Roila Lavode et. al., (admittedly, they perished in the Disaster, but still . . .) I believe they band of Lavodes is directly referred to as a family (almost a House?) James Griffin, Still Another Vlad faN _________________________________________________________________ Cheer a special someone with a fun Halloween eCard from American Greetings! Go to http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/index_msn.pd?source=msne134