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> You said Praxians.
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So I did, and so did others. I don't think Praxians are biologically all
that different from other humans on Glorantha, so I used a published
example.
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> On 19 Feb 2012, at 22:35, Guy Hoyle wrote:
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> > Yet we've had a scenario where a Sartarite clan suffered because two of
> the
> > members accidentally committed incest, so that notion is found in at
> least
> > some cultures.
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> Which scenario is this?
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"Final Days at Skullpoint", in *Gathering Thunder*. There's a quote on
p.33: "Incest -- knowing or not -- is taboo in most cultures, including all
Orlanthi. Its spiritual cnsequences are horrific..." I think it's safe to
assume that "most cultures" includes Praxian.
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> Orlanth is himself "inbred", his grandmother Gata is mother to his
> parents, Kero Finn and Umath. There's clearly a mythical precedent where
> you can marry your sibling and birth a god. You could have a scenario where
> a brother and sister unknowingly marry and produce a child destined to be a
> hero.
>
See the quote above about the results of unknowing incest.
As other commentators have suggested that the major Praxian tribes are numerous enough that inbreeding is not a consideration, I'm satisfied to leave it at that.
Guy (Hoyle)
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