Re: Regency and Zhodani

Jeff Zeitlin writes:

>I could actually see Norris handing it over to Branj, his
>seneschal.

Yeah, I suppose so.  The only obstacles are three things, IMHO.
First, Branj is probably about as old as Norris -- especially
if he did announce the beginning of the 5FW.  New blood is good.
Second, it takes Seldrian out of immediate sucession to Norris'
old job, and Seldrian *is* Norris (being a gender-flipped clone).
Third, the nobles wouldn't like it -- I remember an adventure
where a count was replaced by a knight by Lucan, and one of the
old guard turned up his nose and said "It is not appropriate for
a knight to replace a count."  Branj might not even be a knight!
Politically, it might be better to have a First Regent that is
also a subsector duchess.

>Not necessarily.  If the Alkhalikoi line had a lot of Vilani
>blood in it, he could still be alive, as lifespans of 200
>standard years are not surprising among the pure Vilani.

The Alkhalikoi weren't long-lived as emperors went.  They were
pure Solomani until Zhakirov married in the late 600s, and
most of them lived to be about one hundred.  And Strephon had
little left to live for.

Now the Lentuli dynasty, that's another story.  Martin III was
167 when he died -- and I think he was *also* Solomani in
descent!  (Medical technology, I guess, and Martin III looks
like he was an ornery critter.)

>Regency.  You carry it farther into the future, and in a
>slightly different direction, but it's scary to see someone read
>your mind so accurately! :)

I knew you were going to say that.  :)

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