Jhegaala

From the Lyorn Records of the Dragaeran Empire

This page is about the House of the Jhegaala. For the book, see Jhegaala (book). For the animal, see Jhegaala (animal).

Jhegaala "shift as moments pass".

Jhegaala are one of the lowest-order "noble" houses in the Empire (generally outstripping only the Teckla and Jhereg in terms of prestige).

Jhegaala are likely commonly laborers or workers of tasks that while they are somewhat menial, still require the ability to read and write, and so cannot be done by most Teckla. (Clerks? Paymasters? Secretaries?)

Much of the above is somewhat speculative, as there have been very few examples of Jhegaala to date, so little is known of them for sure. Dzurlord has this to say about the animal they're named after:

The jhegaala lives in swamps, and starts as an egg, becomes a large moth, and then a very large toad, passing through a few other stages in between.

[edit] Role of the Cycle

Jhegaala stand for change, and transformation. It is with this in mind that when their turn to rule comes in the Cycle, they are tasked with transforming the Teckla Republic that precedes them back into an Empire once more.

By the end of a Jhegaala reign, the last traces of the Republic are gone, and it is time for the logical and learned Athyra to take the Orb.