*blink* I used it because I thought it was a good word, but I could have sworn I read it somewhere. I'm going to have to dig out my Similarion now, I just know it. Grrr. Sorry for the digression, Peter / Yaga > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 yaga at berkano.pair.com wrote: > > @> > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 yaga at berkano.pair.com wrote: > @> > >(that tossed in for the Sethra-is-a-vishivit faction) > @> > Sethra is a *what*? > @> > @> Sorry. Didn't realize the term was so obscure. "Vishivit" is used > @> for same-species mixed-breeding in multi-species fantasy worlds. ie, > @> half-human half-elf is a "half-elf," while half-sindar, half-avari > @> would be a "vishivit." > @> > @> - Peter / Yaga > > If Google doesn't know about it, it's pretty damned obscure. > > In fact, the only hits I get on it are in a site owned by somebody named > Yaga, in the middle of some fiction that this person obviously wrote. And > wait, what's that in your signature block? Hmmmm. >