On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 RnRPaintGrL at aol.com wrote: > I've always wondered, and I hope to figure it all out someday, but here's my > question. When you've read the Texts you'll want to see some of the excellent pages by people on this list. http://cracksandshards.com/ is Mark Mandel's authoritative page. Here you'll find all of two universes' knowledge of, say, the etymology of "Bengloarafurd Ford". http://www.panix.com/~alexx/dragtime.html is a fully worked out history of Dragaera. I assume SKZB rereads both when beginning a new Translation. Other pages I consult: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/brust/ (e.g., http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/brust/animals.html) A faq you should read: http://www.bofh.com/books/brust-faq.html A sadly apparently abandoned page: http://www.mojoworld.net/sil/default.html (e.g., http://www.mojoworld.net/sil/ref/florafauna.html)