The Lavodes are not a House, not a clan, but an organization. There is no more conflict between being, say, a Dzur and a Lavode then there is between being a Dzur and a member of the Phoenix Guard. Tazendra Lavode is still called a Dzurlord in Paarfi's narration. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]