On 11/10/05, Steve Rapaport <steve at romlin.com> wrote: > 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. Like the Interregnum? Max -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.