(urth) do the Hierogrammates *care* about the megatherians?

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

Jerry Friedman wrote:

> My favorite speculation--I forget who came up with it--is that the seventeen
> megatherians are the seventeen beastly people who founded the government of
> Ascia.  The "Group of Seventeen" would refer to them or to the "present" group
> that rules Ascia, maybe having the same number by tradition.  As the Ascians are
> the "slaves of Abaia" (if I remember correctly), maybe they took or were given
> the name "megatherians" because Abaia is a "great beast".

Interesting. My favorite speculation is a bit different -- the Group
of Seventeen
rules the Ascians on behalf of the Megatherians, and one is "possessed" by
each of them.

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes