--- Bato001 at aol.com wrote: > Dragaera has a system set up whereby the Feudal system is run by a benevolent > Monarch who only has the best interests of the State in mind. The orb sees to > that as well as Verra and the gods. Are you sure of that? We have only seen two emperors, a decadent Phoenix and a reborn Phoenix. I seem to recall some mention of an emperor who was about on the sanity and benevolence level of Vlad the Impaler. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com