Re: Brithini Caste Restrictions/Duties

From: Greg Stafford <glorantha1_at_snwubFNoZeaDo0-HiDppKcwEe4PVW_rUlfmLP9Md27PQR5UNJWHOYZr7NR2Yni54W>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:36:51 -0700

YGWV On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:29 PM, John Machin <orichalka_at_tKkyxYGUqXcqmyBon1lUezlNIcvlDyq22U8TT737BxvnH_Ct893m9FblRiM2tWG4A3D-n628UEEF8eI.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

> 2009/9/28 valkoharja <rintasaa_at_dCFD0QHlIPMTJGoJxJRWreUcANNMegFPM-ZEJbn8ajNT9f-ZWgkn6dahBrjtpP_Y_ogg8dVIyvXW6Ipj8Q.yahoo.invalid>
> > I don't think so. The strict limit on the number of children and caste of
> each child born has to mean that child mortality is practically zero.
>

They are wizards at medicine, but not perfect. Children die. They never have children spontaneously, and over centuries have "actuary tables" to help calculate final numbers.

Children are raised in a collective by women until separated into castes, quite early, for training.

> I don't see how this would impact on child mortality at all? This sort
> of social control could be supported by good medicine and controlled
> birth, or by horrible eugenics-based practices.
>

Yes, yes, and yes.

> Personally the Brithini scream "horrible maniacs" to me, but I don't
> find them less interesting because of that.
>

Me too.

-- 
Greg Stafford
Game Designer


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