Dragaera

kethna

Howard Brazee howard at brazee.net
Tue Nov 23 09:22:04 PST 2004

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:48:22 -0500, Jose Marquez <jhereg69 at earthlink.net>  
wrote:

> Jhereg have a total of 4 limbs. The cover artists probably used a  
> traditional fantasy dragon template,
>  which is 6 limbs, but Steve has confirmed that Loiosh has two legs, two  
> wings. Thus the confusion; if
>  you believe the covers, Vlad actually doesn't have a mustache and has  
> red hair. And every cover appeals to a broader fantasy base by having  
> what seems to be a mini-dragon, but this doesn't match the description  
> of jhereg in the books. (Loiosh would kill me if I had used the words  
> "pet dragon" instead...)

And the dragons (sic) on this replacement for Vlad on the covers of the  
books are way too big and heavy to be carried around by someone who needs  
the ability to move quickly.   Adding a couple of legs, makes them awful  
awkward to carry as well.

Heck, a parrot or Cockatoo can make you clumsy.   Jheregs have to be  
smaller than illustrated.

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