Re: The Importance of Caste (or Why Wizards Don't Rule)

From: Mark <markmohrfield_at_ObY9bZpYkqCau6FAVqkAJPIhYpGBUfRC8oRvMDFCY0YWtI6Yop9vVxLPJyCJeG>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:21:38 -0000

> It is not universally agreed upon by historians that there was a significant population of illiterate copyists in 7th century Europe, but it is not fringe theory, either. Equally, it is not outside the realm of possibility that there are Talari scribes, who take dictation, and then illiterate Dronari copyists who simply draw the pages handed to them.
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> -- Ian

I'm thinking that the Brithini may have actually taken this a step further; Dronari who have been trained to make certain, exact motions with their quil pens with each sound made, but not to read the resulting marks on the paper!

                                                      Mark Mohrfield