Re Vlad killing Jhereg vs non-Jhereg -- I don't have the textref in front of me, but my memory says that Vlad only turns down work for three reasons: Person whim Risk not worth reward He doesn't do Easterners Everybody else is fair game, including gods and demons. Mind you, Vlad *does* get a lot more work killing Jheregs than, say, Dragons. But that's because assasination is a cultural thing in the Jhereg, not because Vlad has a preference for killing Jhereg.