On 1/9/06, Davdi Silverrock <davdisil at gmail.com> wrote: > > I think it's debateable. The Organization appears to be distinct from > the aristocratic hierarchy. It could just as easily be that the Jhereg > Heir is mostly a figurehead who is allowed to do whatever he wants, > except with the restriction that the Jhereg Council is not made > unhappy by what he does, and the Organization is thus able to do > whatever it pleases, even when the Heir becomes the Emperor. In other > words, the Jhereg aristocracy always defers to the Organization in > matters pertaining to the Organization. > > But I could be wrong, and perhaps the Empire becomes the biggest > Jhereg area of all when the Cycle turns that way, and the Emperor is > synonymous with the head of the Jhereg Council at that time. > > Or maybe it's even worked both ways in different Cycles. > > Can anyone cite anywhere the mention of a Jhereg heir? I might be misremembering, but I thought that the entire Jhereg council (not just the head) ran the Empire in lieu of having an Emperor figurehead. Cheers, Kendra -- When we long for a life with no difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure. - Peter Marshall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://dragaera.info/pipermail/dragaera/attachments/20060111/2daa1f84/attachment-0001.html