On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, David Silberstein wrote: > The Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont are both > serious Yendis trying to out-Yendi each other. I'd think their plans are much too straightforward for Yendis. They're rather more like Athyras (or I should say athyras) in a world where sex is magic, or Dzurs in a society where sex is violence. Or perhaps evil Issolas. I like the sound of "evil Issolas" - it falls trippingly off the tongue. I'll buy ten copies of any future Text in which it appears. Hmm, that's a good way to ensure the phrase is never used - ignore the previous.