> Given that you say some of the lions came from Seshnegi Knights with
> Rampart-Gules-on-their-shields, this implies that the Seshnegi and
> the God-Learners didn't hate lions then.
Not so. Those weren't just *pictures* on the original Seshnegi Knights' shields: they were the flayed skins of the lions (and sometimes lion-men) the Knights had killed! The logic was that if you'd killed a lion, you were pretty tough and had the right to boast about it: even if you didn't eat its heart to gain its courage (etc.) a la Richard the Tigerhearted (and Carmanian mystery-cults passim). This later degenerated into mere heraldry; but the number of lions on shields in Seshnela (or Seshneg, if you have still engaged "pedant" mode) is *not* a reflection of their local popularity -- quite the reverse!
Nick
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