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From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.CAIS.COM>
Subject: Re: DRAGONS AS NEXT NERPS? -Reply
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 20:53:10 -0500
On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Louis Barrera wrote:

> Concerning female dragons:
> (A) Why anthropomorphize and assume a dual sexual nature?

Good point, but we should check all current FASA publications and
see if there's any hint there before we decide about that.

> (B) It's been awhile, but didn't the dragon in "Never Trust an Elf" have a
> clutch of eggs?

Yes...quite a lot of eggs, in fact, though it didn't say just how
many were killed before whatsizname was stopped. Also, I got the idea
that this cache didn't belong to just that specific dragon (Lofyr, was
it?), but perhaps to all the dragonkind.

> In response to those that say they always polymorph into a male figure
> therefore they are male, if you are talking to an alien species and want to
> present a powerful, superior force that they can understand, you
> present yourself in terms they can understand. And, despite the year, I
> get the impression that the world is still slightly male dominated. I am NOT
> saying this is correct, just stating an observation.

Yes, good point. We must research this.

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