[Dragaera] night vision

[Jon Lincicum]

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From: Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net>
> Mia McDavid wrote:
> > Howard Brazee wrote: (in re: jhereg)
> >   
> >> With poison attacks?
> >>
> >> What predators do you know with eyes on the side?
> >>
> >>     
> > Again, scavenger.  I'm no expert, but I looked at some pictures of 
> > vultures and some of them seem to have their eyes quite wide-set.
> >
> >   
> If we are told that they are scavengers, but are shown that they are 
> predators, I will believe they are predators.
> 
> 
> > Also, while Vlad is very happy to talk up the fearsomeness of Loiosh's 
> > poison, he admits to his audience that the effects of jhereg poison are 
> > unpredictable and possibly not terribly serious.
> >
> > Interesting point, though:  while Vlad always speaks of jhereg as 
> > scavengers, in Athyra we do see that Rocza has negative opinions about 
> > *hunting*, and they do bring in apparently fresh game when Vlad is injured.
> >
> > Go figure . . .
> >
> >
> >   
> So how does the *race* behave?   As predators or scavengers?

When? Before or after the Jenoine got done fiddling with them?

Majikjon