In a message dated 1/28/2005 10:37:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Mark A. Mandel" <thnidu at yahoo.com> writes: >--- 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 > Don't seem to recall that, Sorry. Heh, Heh. -- John D. Barbato, O.D.