> > > IMHO this is an area where Dragaeran textev just doesn't hold up. Given > the apparent small family size, relative rarity of marriage, and amazingly > high number of people getting killed, textev inevitably leads one to the > conclusion that Dragaerans are in a steep population implosion. Given that each Dragaeran lives 3000 years, of which perhaps 1500 are possibly child-bearing, you would have to have a pretty steep die-off to prevent a population EXPLOSION. -Steve the Younger