On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Casey Rousseau wrote: > David Silberstein wrote: > > To the other Houses, of course, Jhereg already have stigma, > > even for those who are not part of the Organization. > > We have not seen any stories set when a house other than Phoenix was on the > throne. My understanding of the relative social statuses of the noble > Houses was their relative ascendancy in the Cycle. > > Hence, I would expect that during a Vallista Reign there would be much less > stigma attached to being of House Jhereg. I had thought _influence_ went with the Cycle, and I can imagine status following influence to some extent - but I can't imagine any point in the Cycle where House Lyorn will be looked down on like House Jhereg is now.