Dragaera

Dzur and Sex

Fri Jan 16 17:38:03 PST 2004

As I recall, in Taltos, Vlad asks Morrolan who he knows that went down 
the Dzur path on the waterfalls, and Morrolan says Sethra.  Vlad 
remarks that he always thought Sethra was a dragon.

-Jeff
On Jan 16, 2004, at 4:56 PM, David Silberstein wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Philip Hart wrote:
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>> And everyone will have noted the strong (no, obsessional) pro-hybrid
>> theme of the Piroiad.  It just occurred to me that Sethra, who
>> habitually falls into old modes of speech, is the original mixed
>> breed. ..
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> It's interesting to note that whenever the issue of mixed breeds comes
> up, there almost always seems to be a Dzur involved; and Dzur do seem
> to be the House whose members seem to most likely be involved in
> reckless and promiscuous cross-House shenanigans, and the ones least
> interested in propriety and self-restraint.  Several examples:
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> In TPG, Tazendra is the one always going off with Hawks or Issola or
> whatever.  In FHYA, Grita is half-Dzur (and half-Tsalmoth).  Also in
> FHYA, the Dzurlord Count Tree-by-the-Sea is boinking a Dragon (and is
> interested in her friend).  In JHEREG, Mellar is a Jhereg-Dragon-Dzur
> mix.
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> While Grassfog and Iatha's Houses are not disclosed, I think it not
> unlikely that Iatha is a Dzur, or is a crossbreed with a strong Dzur
> heritage.  And finally, of course, Ibronka, the Dzur Heir, is so
> enamored of Piro that she chases after him.
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> I think that's all.  Did I leave any out?
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> Anyway, Dzur does seem to be the House of high testosterone.
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