Aginor
Vice Admiral
@capi: Ok, if they rest under the tree that makes more sense.
I'll read through your language thread and maybe ask a few questions then. Especially about the rules for combining word parts, I don't really see the structure yet.
As for the culture: Yeah, I think that comes close. Actually you don't even have to take only Japan as the example, having concubines and visiting brothels although being married was fairly common during the centuries in several cultures.
@Ijuin: I like that explanation! Kilrathi nobles may be allowed to have only one wife (of course another noble of about equal social rank, to keep the blood lines clean and also for having a straight line in the dynasty), but to have several "backup wives", in some kind of morganatic marriage (meaning they have a lower social rank, but most likely still high nobles, just like you said). The rest of them are lower nobles, just concubines.
Here's the next one: Mating out of season is something mentioned in a negative context. Does that apply to everyone? Or maybe only for nobles? Obviously mating as much as possible is important because you need lots of warriors to fight a war. Maybe mating seasons existed long ago and it is still custom for nobles, but not for commoners? What do you think?
I'll read through your language thread and maybe ask a few questions then. Especially about the rules for combining word parts, I don't really see the structure yet.
As for the culture: Yeah, I think that comes close. Actually you don't even have to take only Japan as the example, having concubines and visiting brothels although being married was fairly common during the centuries in several cultures.
@Ijuin: I like that explanation! Kilrathi nobles may be allowed to have only one wife (of course another noble of about equal social rank, to keep the blood lines clean and also for having a straight line in the dynasty), but to have several "backup wives", in some kind of morganatic marriage (meaning they have a lower social rank, but most likely still high nobles, just like you said). The rest of them are lower nobles, just concubines.
Here's the next one: Mating out of season is something mentioned in a negative context. Does that apply to everyone? Or maybe only for nobles? Obviously mating as much as possible is important because you need lots of warriors to fight a war. Maybe mating seasons existed long ago and it is still custom for nobles, but not for commoners? What do you think?