----- Original Message ----- From: "Davdi Silverrock" <davdisil at gmail.com> To: "Dragaera List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:40 PM Subject: Undead in the Imperial Court Verra, in /Taltos/: "and there are imperial rules against the undead holding official imperial positions." Paarfi, recounting the ceremony after the victory of the /Battle of Adrilankha/: "Sethra Lavode, for her part, was given nothing, but the ban upon her presence at court was lifted, and an official apology was tendered both from the Empire, and from the House of the Phoenix." Perhaps Verra was simply not informed about current events regarding imperial policy and the undead? I assume that the "ban" was not enforced (or at least, not during Zeika's reign), especially since Zerika made Sethra Lavode the Warlord *before* this "official" lifting of the ban. Even in Tortaalik's time, the ban seemed to be more a matter of "Let's not invite the vampire" (rather than, say, "If she shows up, she is to be denied entry or arrested"). Who is going to enforce the ban on Sethra anyway? Not me, cobber. Jeff