> > Jerry Friedman wondered aloud to the group: > >By the way, since we're talking about female Dragaerans too, do Dragons > >ever inherit their "e'" surname from their mother? > > I suspect that when two Dragons agree to parent a child, there is an > agreement made as to which line-name the child will bear. Some agreements > will be morganatic, some patrilineal, some matrilineal, some whichever > line-name is of higher prestige, some whichever line is more in need of an > heir. I don't recall having heard the word "morgantic" before. Luckily, google (of course) had: "MORGANTIC MARRIAGE - During the middle ages, there was an intermediate estate between matrimony and concubinage, known by this name. It is defined to be a lawful and inseparable conjunction of a single man, of noble and illustrious birth, with a single woman of an inferior or plebeian station, upon this condition, that neither the wife nor children should partake of the title, arms, or dignity of the husband, nor succeed to his inheritance, but should have a certain allowance assigned to them by the morgantic contract. The marriage ceremony was regularly performed; the union: was for life and indissoluble; and the children were considered legitimate, though they could not inherit." Amusingly, when I looked, google asked "Did you mean _morganti_?" I tried that search as well, just for kicks. Turns out to be a relatively common last name. Searching on "moganti weapon" turns up our "friends", with Cracks and Shards as the first link. Alexx Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employers. alexx at carolingiaSPAMBL@CK.org http://www.panix.com/~alexx Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.