[bounced with permission by Joshua Kronengold] In article <HuoBw2.J4J at kithrup.com> you write: >It's possible, but IIRC, the numbers we have indicate that a change in >emperor does not -necessarily- indicate a change in Cycle -- isn't the >largest amount of time a house can remain ascendant longer than the >usual Dragaeran lifetime? the range is 17^2 and 17^3 years (289 and 4913). given what we know of dragaeran lifespans, ~5k years is not impossible. i'd expect it to be more with the wizardly houses. sean.