From: "Rebecca" <rct9911 at comcast.net> > Actually, I don't think there is... there's no clear distinction between a > "Dzur" and a "Dzurlord." All Dzurs are lords; "Dzurlord" is just a polite > way of saying Dzur. The same applies to Dragons and Hawks. These houses > get > the special distinction because of ease of pronunciation. It would be too > much trouble to say "Tiassalord" or "Lyornlord" just for polite > conversation. I seem to remember, although I am at work now and can't access the book, that in Dragon... (...Do I need spoiler space for Dragon, btw? I hope not...) .that in Dragon, Vlad was beaten up by "three Dragonlords" in his home. Why would he keep referring to the punk Dragons that beat him up, in his home, with this honorific title, while he talks to Kragar about "You were a Dragon once, weren't you?" (Maybe in a separate book, I'm not sure) if there wasn't a separation between a Dragonlord and a "mere" Dragon person? Maybe I'm misreading the books, and seeing things that aren't there, but it does ring of a difference between the full "Dragonlord" and a mere "Dragon". Also, it doesn't seem fair to the other houses that they're not allowed to be called "lords" because of pronounciation issues. ;-) If that was the case, why don't we see any "Yendilords"? After all, it's fairly easy to pronounce and does roll off the tongue easier than "Dzurlord". ;-) /Henrik