IIRC, "The Lavode Scandal" was, indeed, a couple hundred years before the events of TPG, yes? And Sethra is said to have been dead "For several Hundred Years" prior to this. Either way, it doesn't make a dent in the 220,000 year history of the Empire. Majikjon > Actually, it is unclear when Sethra became "undead". > > It was only brought to the attention of the Empire "a few hundred years" > before the events of "The Phoenix Guards". (Presumably during the Lavode > scandal) Nitpick: In FHYA (p.58) it says she died "some hundreds of years" *before* the Lavode Scandal. It is my hypothesis that this scandal may have (at least in part) involved Sethra's status as undead becoming public knowledge (either as cause or effect). Alexx Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employers. alexx at carolingiaSPAMBL@CK.org http://www.panix.com/~alexx "It is a rather pleasant experience to be alone in a bank at night." -- Willie Sutton