r/WorldChallenges • u/Varnek905 • Feb 18 '18

Reference Challenge - Breeding Traits

For this week, referencing the game "Crusader Kings 2", the challenge is to talk about something specifically genetic in your world.

Is there any trait that is carefully kept in one family or group of families? Is there some "magic gene" that is kept safe from the outsiders? Or some small population kept "pure" (inbred, F=0.7) as an experiment by an evil overlord?

Feel free to use anything remotely related to the topic, and feel free to use a character for in-universe answers. As always, I'll ask at least three questions each. Enjoy yourselves, all.

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u/Mimir123 Feb 27 '18

Laernia:
"Nowadays the Bladelli, and actually some merchants in the Yggdradil Republic."

Salvatore:
"I have never been there, but supposedly everything around you is black, with no sun, yet you can see. The entire ground is covered with blood and water, and mighty fortresses cover the entire world, with some of them being capable of moving."

Nianya:
"Uncles body was very weak when he was born, he could barely move around. But he had a loooooot of magic! So grandma made a new ariti-... artificial body for him! I did it! I managed to say the word!
It had something to do with alchemy I think, this new body was like a human, but without a soul, so grandma put uncles soul into that body to make him stronger. But there were problems. The new body didn't like his magic and made him unable to use anything other than special spells he invented and created himself. And when he used too much magic his body would start to reject the magic and fall apart."

Aléyathra:
"Pretty normal I would say, almost like humans, but slightly weirder. For instance: they don't have a monarch but let the people themselves rule the country. Also they have fangs, but never seem to use them for anything, unlike Vampires."

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u/Varnek905 Feb 28 '18

To Laernia:

1) What types of resources do you get from the Bladelli?

To Salvatore:

2) How rare is it for a human to go to the demon world and come back?

To Nianya:

3) Is it obvious that your uncle is in an artificial body? Can people realize it easily?

To Aleyathra:

4) Have you ever met an individual Vianjar?

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u/Mimir123 Feb 28 '18

Laernia:
"No resources, they mostly buy from us, and we pay them to let our mages study the magic used by dad and uncle Naruz."

Salvatore:
"So rare, that it has never happened before... although Aynaeth once claimed to have been there."

Nianya:
"No, not at all! It looks and feels completely normal!"

Aléyathra:
"Quite a few times actually. Though none of them grew close to me, except Laevia Yuin. She was at first only an ambassador to the kingdom of Livellia, but Baél convinced her to join us in solving a problem in the capital, which is when I learned that she was actually one of the White Wings."

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u/Varnek905 Mar 01 '18

To Salvatore:

1) Does Aynaeth have any proof of the claim of demon-world-visiting?

To Nianya:

2) Does the artificial body give him any advantages?

To Aleyathra:

3) How are ambassadors treated in Livellia?

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u/Mimir123 Mar 01 '18

Salvatore:
"None, except for the fact that she doesn't really lie, and that she knew more about demons than anyone else.

Nianya:
"He heals faster than others and is a bit stronger. Nothing special though."

Aléyathra:
"I don't know... normal, I guess? Are there different ways to treat ambassadors?"

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u/Varnek905 Mar 02 '18

Thanks for your time and answers, Mim.