On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Matthew Klahn wrote: > On Nov 18, 2003, at 14:25 , Philip Hart wrote: > > > Dumb question, but is Sethra technically a noble? I can certainly > > imagine she's been knighted or whatever, but maybe titles, uhh, expire > > upon death. Or she might not have bothered. I believe I recall Vlad > > saying she likes to be announced as just SL - maybe he doesn't realize > > there's nothing more to be announced... > > You know, this is a very interesting question. According to _Five > Hundred Years After_ ([...]), Sethra's parentage is unknown. And irrelevant - she's older than the Empire, so not noble-born. > Now, nobility is just hereditary, or you have to earn a title (and > accept it, which I'm not sure whether Sethra would or would not do), > which I'm sure that Sethra has earned many, many times over. However, > she does hold Dzur mountain and surrounding environs, so she must be > some form of noble or other. As Morollan found out, she doesn't honor the Imperial tax-structure... > [...] She's been called a Dragonlord by none less than Emperor > Tortaalik I [...] That's interesting evidence. Otoh Tortaalik is a Phoenix and a bozo.