<< > 5. how are female children treated? is there infanticide? are they
> educated? all the time or only for upper classes?>>
I think I originally agreed with John Hughes about infanticide but have since been convinced that it is, in fact, kinslaying and therefore is unlikely. (I realise that one could argue about the status of a new born with regards being "kin" or not, but I have swapped sides.) I had also forgotten about the Sex Pit which drove Ragnaglar (presumable) mad and guess that has inferences for Orlanthi sexual practice, but I still feel they are best played as John described, ie less repressed than those Dara Happowankers. (excuse my language)
Female children are treated as household servants-in-training by the
men. Infanticide is, however, not practiced.
I don't see why Dara Happans would avoid Infanticide. They seem more likely candidates than most, especially for those not of Yelmic descent, or those "impure" in some way.
> 2. how public is representational sexuality? are there nude
statues?
> sexual art in public?
Traditional DHn culture has no representational sexuality. There was
male nudity in statues, but no female nudity. >>
I do not agree that the Dara Happan have nude statues; IMO the Pelandans do, the Darsenites, the Darjiini, etc but NOT the Dara Happan who invented civilisation after all.
Keith N
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