[Dragaera] Liberals

[Rebecca Harbison via Dragaera]

>
> I wonder how the Dragons feel about their required service in the Jhereg Guard.
> Their House should really give them a waiver during that reign. I suppose
> as things start to fall apart, some Dragons might want to enlist to help
> the Iorich arrest the Emperor or whatever happens.


I had assumed that, while Dragons must serve as soldiers as part of
becoming proper adult members of their House, there's no reason they can't
be either mercenaries or attached to a lesser noble rather than His/Her
Majesty, and that the makeup of the Imperial Insert-House-Here Guard
depends a lot on the character of the Emperor/Empress.  (It is mentioned
that the Athyra Guard prized wizardry, hence why so many younger
nobles/gentry are considering joining once the House of the Phoenix takes
the Orb.  Someone like Khaavren wouldn't have been eligible for
the Athyra Guard, and there were probably fewer Dragonlords (though enough,
since some members of the House do study sorcery).)

So, maybe many of the young Dragonlords that might otherwise seek a job in
the Guard find other people looking for soldiers.

-- Rebecca

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Jerry Friedman via Dragaera <
dragaera at lists.dragaera.info> wrote:

> > From: Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net>
> > On 11/16/2014 9:48 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> >
> >>  The topic of a Jhereg Reign came up at Steven's blog. I started
> >>  wondering what it would be like. Lots of Empire spending to stimulate
> >>  the economy and provide government contracts to get kickbacks from.
> >>  High taxes on gambling and prostitution and whatever else the
> >>  Organization provides untaxed. Low taxes on other things.
> >
> > I'd imagine that a Jhereg reign would be one of the most oppressive in
> > terms of legal regulations. Strict prohibitions on anything and anyone
> > that people want beyond the basic necessities. That way, there's a much
> > more lucrative market for everything the Jhereg sells. Anything not
> > required is forbidden. At least, officially.
>
> But if we're to believe FHYA, nobody thought of outlawing drugs till
> Greycat.  What you outline would make a lot of sense for the Jhereg
> (if the rest of the Empire could stand the hypocrisy), but I doubt
> they actually do it.
>
> > And yes, lots of pork-barrel spending with kickbacks to nobles with
> > influence inside the government.
> >
> > You could compare it to the modern military-industrial-entertainment
> > complex.
>
> I wouldn't dream of such a thing.
>
> I wonder how the Dragons feel about their required service in the Jhereg
> Guard.  Their House should really give them a waiver during that reign.
> I suppose as things start to fall apart, some Dragons might want to
> enlist to help the Iorich arrest the Emperor or whatever happens.
>
> Jerry Friedman
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