I remember them now!
One could argue the point the eating your children is avoiding fertility. After all, what's the point of having kids when you kill them immediately?
>Sandy Peterson
> Yeah, but what if they just age reallllyy sloowly, eh? What
>if they're not immortal at all? If you're a good Brithini, there's
>got to be that nagging doubt in the back of your mind, doesn't
>there? Probably makes you more fanatic about wanting things to be
>the way you want them.
Yes, I suppose they could be aging reallllyy sloowly, or maybe even
reallllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy slooooooooooowly <g>. It all depends on
how you look at it. Maybe <taps fingers on keyboard, looking for
a good way to phrase this...gives up> it's not possible to completely
get away from the death/fertility aspects of life, so they do age slowly.
Upon further reflection I've come to the conclusion that they don't know about the fertility/death duality or how to manipulate it. It just happens to be this way.
>Eric Rowe
>Actually, Mostali greatly enjoy reproduction, almost to an unhealthy
>degree. Unfortunately, there is a dire shortage of Clay Vessels. The
>foremen of each unit is therefore instructed to teach that
>reproduction is a painful and horrible process,... Then again,
>maybe they hate reproduction.
I'd like to give an award to whoever wrote the bit in elder secrets about the mortar and pestle and all that frightful grinding and grinding... That has got to be one of the funniest things I've EVER read.
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