On Fri, 16 Dec 2005, Michele Riccio wrote: > My brain is not fully engaged (office holiday party...) however, I seem > to remember Alieria (?) telling Vald that the Jhereg began as castoffs > from other tribes, a mishmash of genetics, but over time "even a > mishmash becomes recognizable". This, to me, seems to indicate that > while the Jhereg once consisted solely of crossbreeds, this is no longer > true. Seems to me that there are Jhereg and there are Jhereg. Some are born into the house, but anyone can buy a title. Further, not all Jhereg are Jhereg in terms of being in the buisness. Doesn't every house have a way of joining outside of birthright? Seems to me Dollivar (?) was able to join House Dzur by besting 17 warriors, such that genetics may play less of a role in membership and only comes to bearing in terms of the leadership of certain houses, or perhaps even only in the leadership or nobles of the Empire. --Brother Ike