Talpianna at aol.com wrote: >BTW, am I current on the Jenoine? It is my impression that they are some >sort of race of Cosmic Masters who brought both the ancestors of the Dragaerans, >and the Easterners, to Dragaera to run an experiment on them. What their >relationship with the gods is, I don't know. > > Well, Issola sheds a lot of light on the Jenoine and stuff that happened when they were on Dragaera regularly. If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend it. *grin* > tal, still wondering what it takes to be a Lavode > > To be a Lavode, I suppose you have to come to Sethra's attention as a warrior and sorcerer of some skill. It seems that pre-Interregnum, most warriors were not also wizards, even if they had some skill in sorcery. The reverse might also have been true, I suppose, although it seems like every Dragaeran noble is capable of defending himself. The Lavodes were a group established to help Sethra defend the Empire against whatever threats needed the attention of a group of warriors skilled in wizardry. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net