On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, jeff G. wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, jeff G. wrote: > > > But with all the House having a built in inclination for particular > > positions (Dragons as Warlord, Athyra as Judges, Lyorn Recordkeepers, > Yendi > > Prime Ministers, to name the most obvious), the people that run the > empire > > on a day to day basis would remain in their positions for some time, > > [solecism snipped] > > [me]: > > The Teckla include genes (and surely traits) from the noble houses and > are in my view likely to be able to find appropriate replacements. > I would imagine that in any transition there will be many holdovers, > esp. in (relatively) abrupt transitions - but my guess is that there > would be more and faster changes going from a noble autocracy > to a popular republic. > > > Are you sure? Remember, we have been exposed only to the more exceptional > Teckla. The vast majority I would imagine are rather more like the sheep > that populate this country and enjoy Nascar racing. I believe Aliera makes my general point somewhere. Also I seem to recall the Teckla messenger at the beginning of _FHYA_ being described as having some of the bearing of the house gya represented. Finally I only need a small pool of exceptional Teckla amongst the vast populace at a time of impending societal dominance by that class to win my point. > > BTW, I am debating on whether I should be insulted or not. If you meant it > grammatically, I suppose I will allow your method of editing to stand. Sorry to be rudely snippy - "irregardless" grates on my last nerve.