Maximilian Wilson <wilson.max at gmail.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 02/15/06 09:59 AM To dragaera at dragaera.info cc Subject Re: Speculations about Sethra and the Lavodes (Was RE: TEST) >On 2/15/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: >> We don't know this. >> >> Sorcery is the "popular" theory, but all we know for sure is that Vlad >> thinks Dragaerans can't get pregnant by accident. >> >> The method of contraception (or even if it really *is* what we would >> consider to be contraception) is completely unknown to us. > >That's not all we know. IIRC Paarfi comments at one point that, >pre-Interregnum, mixed-breeds were more common because modern >contraceptives weren't available. Given the developments in sorcery >since the Interregnum, I'd call that evidence in favor of >contraception being sorcerous in nature. It certainly implies that >it's not simple biology at work. I *think* I recall the passage you're talking about, but I don't remember it saying anything about contraception, or sorcery. (Wasn't this comment in regards to Grita? Was it FHYA or PotD? I guess it's time to check Search Inside. If somebody else doesn't beat me to it.) Majikjon