Welcome! The mysterious coachman is a common figure in Hungarian folktales. Since Steve draws from them a lot, it's not surprising to see the coachman (coachmen?) show up in Dragaera. They might be one and the same, they might not; it's just one of those folktale mysteries. For more coachman fun, you should check out The Gypsy by Steven Brust & Megan Lindholm. It's not set in Dragerea, but it's a fun read and the coachman figures in it fairly prominently. Charley At 11:33 PM 4/4/2005 -0700, Carolyn P. wrote: >Hello, I am new to this shiny list. I was wondering about Miska, the >eternal coachmen that pops up in Brokedown Palace and his counterpart ( or >same self) in The Paths of the Dead . Is there anything to this >Miska/coachmen? Or am I being silly? I wrote to Mr Brust on the subject, >but I am nervous and afraid he wont reply, or maybe that he will ^_^; . >Does anyone have any thoughts or perhaps a direction they can point me in?.... >thanks "In my fantasy world, we have pie." Satchel Pooch from Get Fuzzy