(07-07-2013, 08:45 AM)Khazeto Zhwan Wrote:(07-07-2013, 02:48 AM)Aysun Wrote: My own opinion on half-breeds of any sort has always been that they would take the main traits from one parent. That is, a Hyur and Miqo'te couple could have a Hyur or a Miqo'te child, not a mixture of the two, and when instances of combining clans occur they'd appear as a Seeker or a Keeper. That sort of thing. That's just based on the lack of mixing of traits that I've seen in game (except for that silly Seeker in trailers who has Keeper markings due to SE changing their mind on something and not being able to adjust her appearance because the CS was too far in development xD). But it obviously DOES happen sometimes: F'lhaminn is a Keeper of the Moon by all appearances (skin tone, eyes, fangs), but has a Seeker of the Sun name.I think you might get children heavily following one parent or the other but I don't think a complete lock out of one sides genetics would happen. Â I also think that you could have both sides of the family represented in the children so some are more from keepers say while others have a seekers looks.
The fact that the different species can mate throws open a whole lot of interesting questions. Â Could it be that long ago we all looked the same and have diverged from that pattern, if so what did the base stock look like. Â Also with out any lore set in stone about it other than that they can breed we could have a situation on our hands where the offspring or their offspring are infertile and couldn't mate at all. Â There is also just the logistics of such a paring, some just would not work from a biological role point (lala/roe). Â Sorry for going off on one but I study behaviour and biology so this is really interesting to me.
Common consensus is such where, because we can't in-game, make half-breeds, that the commonly accepted facet of taking main traits of one parent was the conclusion we came up with. So I am definitely with Aysun there.
Stuff like hair color, eye color, skin complexion etc. can contribute from both parents, but y'know, we really can't do something like make a half-genetic person in-game, so that's pretty much the rules we have to work with for now.
I see it as dominant/recessive genes. Human recessive genes, for example, allow us to have one thumb on each hand. If we had the dominant gene of two thumbs per hand.. we would have two thumbs per hand.
Ryanti's ears and tail and slender feline shape are dominantly Miqo'te. While his face, height, hair, etc. are dominantly Hyur. Genetically speaking. If the genes flipfopped recessive to dominant and vice versa, Ryanti would have Hyur ears and no tail. But then he could still have a slender body frame. You can play with it.
That doesn't include clan interbreeding, though... which.. I have not looked into and currently have no real.. say about that because of it.
I never really thought about the whole infertile question. But infertility only really happens with either chimeras, or animal hybrids in which it is just plain difficult to breed unless forced. Or, y'know, more difficult then usual.
As far as my situation goes, with Hyur/Miqo'te.. most of us in the RPC with that specific pairing have reached a common consensus that Hyurs and Miqo'tes can breed normally, without complications. Most of the time.
Ryanti himself is a stable organism XD and he's fertile. It is just, y'know, his children will have Miqo'te features. His 'Hyur' side is his hair, his eyes, and the structure of his face, which is less feline, and also his canines being less pronounced. Also, he's taller then average Miqo'te. That's how I've written it out anyhow.
Plus, I picture places like the depths of Ul'Dah and Limsa to be rather morally loose. So interspecial.. pairings would probably happen more commonly then expected. Hence why I find it difficult to believe that you are pushing nature or created an infertile .. thing, from doing such a thing.