>Peter Metcalfe says:
> >Since the Kralori Emperors are very wise sages, they don't need
> >much in the way of harems and thus even less need of eunuchs.
>It depends on why eunuchs are made. While all RW cultures that I'm aware
>of had a "don't mess with the harem" purpose,
The Castrati and Byzantine Eunuchs were not cut for harem protection.
>castration in a very
>family-oriented society could be a way of severing a child's ties with his
>family ("You will not carry on the family line, you will be given to the
>Emperor").
Joining a monastery is supposed to do that in most RW cultures and would do so in Kralorela.
--Peter Metcalfe
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