Jag writes: Interesting theory, but in Phoenix Guards, we see where Aliera's birth is announced to Adron, and IIRC, he was quite surprised when he heard about it. This may just be Paarfi not knowing all the facts, but it seems to indicate to me that Adron wasn't expecting the demon Goddess to bear him a child. "I *know* i wore a condom." rone -- "I don't even know you. What if you're a psycho?" "Would a psycho waste the last of his triple-sec?" -- RICHH