Maximilian Wilson wrote: > I heard a Usenet rumor that Dragaera is based on > some experiences from a roleplaying campaign set > on Piara, and that all the main characters in > Jhereg are based on PCs. [snip] It's more than a rumor. It is, it seems, the truth. Steve has said as much more than once. There are acknowledgements in the books that point to it. Among other places in the archives, http://dragaera.info/mailinglists/archive.cgi?1:mss:2214 is part of a thread on the topic.