Dragaera

[stevenbrust] Re: Dzur and Sex

Sun Feb 1 13:48:47 PST 2004

On Feb 1, 2004, at 12:18 PM, Michele wrote:

> On 30 Jan 2004 at 8:17, Steve Simmons wrote
>
>>
>> It also makes me wonder if the separateness of the Houses is due to
>> the Gods and the Orb.  In PoTD/etc we see that the Interregnum seems
>> to have weakened the taboo on cross-breeding.  Perhaps Greenaere is
>> the end result of what long isolation from the Orb will do?
>
> Further wondering - did those who live on Greenaere choose to do so
> because of the black and gold Phoenix stones in an attempt to get away
> from the orb?  If so why?

Correct me if I'm wrong, b/c I can't recall the citation, but don't we 
learn that the Jenoine somehow bred the animals into dragaeraeans 
creating the houses each with characteristics of the animal who was 
their "ancestor".

-Jeff