Kenneth Gorelick <pulmon at mac.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 02/15/06 10:16 AM To Jon_Lincicum at stream.com cc dragaera at dragaera.info Subject Re: Speculations about Sethra and the Lavodes (Issola Spoilers) >Gee, how anthropocentric of you! I have not yet heard that Dragaerans >menstruate, much less pause. I could hypothesize a voluntary estrus, >induced by sorcery (at least since the interregnum ended), for the >sole purpose of conception in contrast to purely recreational sex >which could take place anywhen. Well, since Dragaerans are based on human stock, mixed with animal genes, (according to Sethra in /Issola/), it is logical to conclude that their basic biological functions are the same as ours. I have seen no compelling evidence to the contrary, in any event. Certainly, we don't have solid answers about most of this, but I would say that if there were dramatic differences, (like Dragaerans reproduced via asexual mitosis or something) then their culture would be radically different, (and would likely not include prostitutes). Majikjon