On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Gomi no Sensei wrote: #In _Jhereg_, an earlier (pre-Interregnum) Dragon-Jhereg war was noted as having #almost eliminated the e'Barritt line. How does that square with Barritt still #being alive post-Interregnum? Do the naming conventions of Draconic lines allow #for making a line while its founder is still alive? Steve has said something to the effect of "There can be more than one person named Whooptee and therefore more than one e'Whooptee line", iirc. (Whooptee ~~ foo ~~ variable ranging over Dragon names.) -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website