> "Bastard" doesn't always mean "born out of wedlock". It can also mean > un-acknowledged by the father, or perhaps by either parent in the > gender-equal world of Dragaera. For all we know, it may be public > knowledge that Verra is Aliera's mother. Although this seems to awe > Vlad some little bit, Dragaerans take a much more non-chalant attitude > toward gods. > > Since Aliera's rank as heir comes from her father, all that may matter > is that he is clearly her father and that she is a member of the > House. If being Verra's daughter disqualifies her as a potential > heir, then it would probably have to disqualify her from being a > member of the House as well. Maybe there's a clause in the bylaws > excepting the half-breeds of gods. It could just be that her father acknowledged Aliera as his heir and that's all it took. "I didn't spend all those years playing D&D and not learn a little something about courage." -Some Dork, The X-Files Erik Holmes Shoby187 at yahoo.com AIM: ErikHolmes ICQ: 2593395 MSN: Shoby187 at hotmail.com Y!: Shoby187 at yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com