Scott Schultz wrote: > Dragaerans seem to freely mix Serioli, Dragaeran, and Eastern names > as the mood takes them. Given that Ibronka seems to be an Eastern > name, I'd say it more likely indicates that her (Piro's sweetheart, > Ibronka the Dzur) parents simply liked the way the name sounded. I > wouldn't even be that surprised to find a Dragaeran with a > Cat-Centaur or Jenoine name. They don't seem to attach a lot of > cultural significance to them. Also, there may be a Dragaeran empire, but that hardly means that there is a single Dragaeran culture. Or language. The history of the town on the ford indicates quite to the contrary. Vlad's experience in running illustrates how the gulfs between the townsfolk and their neighboring towns, and even more - to the ranks of the nobility were large.