I'd have to say that Rhinehart is my favorite. Rhinehart is the prefect tradgic hero. He starts off with a laudable enough goal (to bring an end to the decandence and corruption of the Goldenbaum Dynasty), but as time goes on he becomes more and more like the power-mad and evil barons he despises. He distances himself from the people who care for him and would keep him on the right path (e.g. Annarose and Kircheis) and puts his trust in those who are not worthy of it (e.g Oberstien--who is an interesting character in his on right). I sense this will lead to his downfall, which will in turn lead him to his death or redemption (I've all liked stories of redemption ala "Pulp Fiction" or Londo Mollari on "Babylon 5.") Later, Mark A. Siefert "Well Mike, I guess it's just a magical land. I HATE MAGICAL LANDS!" --Crow T. Robot MST3K, "Jack Frost" E-MAIL: cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu WWW: http://www.uwm.edu/~cthulhu =========================================================================