On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:49:20 EDT, Starshadw at aol.com wrote: :Is that really his name?? I could just be ignorant about the naming :conventions of Drgaerans, but the conversation that took place between Aerich :and Khaavren has me slightly baffled. :See pages 13 (at bottom) and 14, whereing Aerich uses the Marquis title and :Khaavren wonders how he could possibly have known. This relevant passages: :"You call yourself Khaavren" :"Khaavren is the largest district within the County of Shallowbanks" :"Count of Shallowbanks always gives his eldest son one of his districts and :the title of Marquis" :Is it typical for nobility to name their children after districts/counties? :Or is this Paarfi's way of keeping Khaavren's true identity at least :marginally hidden (as the other historian did)? He's Khaavren in the Taltos novels. :And how did Aerich know that Khaavren was the eldest son??? Was he just :being Lyorn-ish and knowing the histories of the local nobility of the area? Its in the quote above. -- Ian Galbraith Email: igalbraith at removeozonline.com.au "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care, or indeed why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Avon, Blakes 7