[Dragaera] Gender imbalance in the Jhereg [No Spoilers]

[Philip Hart]

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Jon Lincicum wrote:

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>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu>
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Jon Lincicum wrote:
> >
> > > ...and there it is. /Orca/, omnibus page 330-331:
> > >
> > > "But I suspect the real explanation is that, just as most Jhereg have nothing
> > > to do with criminal activity, most Orca live out their whole lives on land,
> > > channeling their mercantile instincts into other pursuits--running banks, for
> > > example."
> >
> >
> > That seems pretty conclusive.  I'll have to ponder the implications, like
> > what it is that Jhereg do "on land".
>
> Well, we've seen restauranteers, a sword-maker, and we know some have
> been members of the Imperial Guard.

We don't know if any of those were Handless, though.


> Likely there are a number of merchant and service professions (similar
> to the Jhegaala) that "honest" Jhereg engage in. It would seem to me
> that those Jhereg who operate as "fronts" for illegal activites are
> probably chose those particular businesses because they are typical
> professions for other members of the House who are not law-breakers.


My point was, what is it that characterizes Jhereg which most of them
channel into legal avenues?  Orca are sailors and capitalists - are Jhereg
criminals and venture capitalists?

Similarly, do we know that there has always been an Organization inside
the House?

(Incidentally, I have a vague sense Zerika says something like "I know
your House is just a front for the Organization.")