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becka_suttonSince I mentioned the elder and younger sibling races people have been asking questions and I got the feeling some people thought these were actual siblings not metaphorical ones. I don't really have them fleshed out beyond a few notes but here's a quick overview on them.
The Elder Siblings
The irony of the fact that the name for the magical races in many human languages in this setting translates as 'the elder siblings' or similar isn't lost on the gods who created them. These races are in fact the descendents of human clans who, thousands of years ago, the gods altered to be their intermediaries. All of these races look mostly human and can make themselves look more so but even then they still look somewhat quirky for humans and without they look truly odd. More importantly the gods lengthened their lives, heightened their intelligence and granted them certain powers (the power of a particular type of elder sibling depends on their patron).
The Younger Siblings
You probably won't be surprised to learn that if the elder siblings are younger than humanity the younger siblings are older. The younger siblings are the remenants of what on Earth we would call pre-human species in genus homo. They are scattered across the world in surprisingly large numbers. Because these species are clearly some sort of kin to humans and because they seem somewhat less intelligent people decided they must be younger. How these groups are treated varies across the world. For the three groups I'm working The Island People view them as people but still eat them sometimes. Then again the Island People eat humans sometimes. The Sea People have enslaved a small population that lived near them under the guise of protecting them and uses them for manual labour. Their breeding program is having unexpected (and not entirely welcome) dividends. The Mountain People occassionally have territorial disputes with them and even more occassionally trade with them.
The Elder Siblings
The irony of the fact that the name for the magical races in many human languages in this setting translates as 'the elder siblings' or similar isn't lost on the gods who created them. These races are in fact the descendents of human clans who, thousands of years ago, the gods altered to be their intermediaries. All of these races look mostly human and can make themselves look more so but even then they still look somewhat quirky for humans and without they look truly odd. More importantly the gods lengthened their lives, heightened their intelligence and granted them certain powers (the power of a particular type of elder sibling depends on their patron).
The Younger Siblings
You probably won't be surprised to learn that if the elder siblings are younger than humanity the younger siblings are older. The younger siblings are the remenants of what on Earth we would call pre-human species in genus homo. They are scattered across the world in surprisingly large numbers. Because these species are clearly some sort of kin to humans and because they seem somewhat less intelligent people decided they must be younger. How these groups are treated varies across the world. For the three groups I'm working The Island People view them as people but still eat them sometimes. Then again the Island People eat humans sometimes. The Sea People have enslaved a small population that lived near them under the guise of protecting them and uses them for manual labour. Their breeding program is having unexpected (and not entirely welcome) dividends. The Mountain People occassionally have territorial disputes with them and even more occassionally trade with them.
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Date: 2011-12-03 04:20 am (UTC)