> >> children were , successively: farmer, soldier, ruler, mage; then start over
> >> again.
>
> > /// You mean they had as many rulers as farmers ? Wow, what a strange system.
>
> No, because everyone has one kid but not necessarily 3.
>
..and even if a few had 4, some would have 5, but 8 would be extremely exceptional, I'd have thought.
Keith