I don't think any of this is too far-fetched, personally. It's pretty much in alignment with what I've assumed given what little lore Keepers have, at least. What Li and I have done is essentially created a subculture based on scraps of lore and some anthropological assumptions. In the event that contradictory lore comes out, there are some things that we'll dismiss as being exclusive to the tribe our two Keeper brothers belonged to.
We have spoken about the risk of inbreeding, and how it's probably nothing the tribe considers taboo unless two children born to the same mother are involved. The father is nearly disregarded, by our assumptions. I also was keeping the Adem from the Kingkiller Chronicles in mind, who don't actually believe that sex is what leads to pregnancy, thus they totally disregard the male contribution to childbirth. Keepers, I assume, would know that sex is what leads to pregnancy, of course, but the male role in reproduction, I think, would be almost totally disregarded from a social and cultural standpoint.
For instance, Rakka was a female Keeper who had eleven children, all by one mate because she dearly loved him. Even though she loved him, we're thinking he was nomadic and still did his duty to mate with other women who chose him as a mate (which I doubt he really complained about -ahem-). All of the Rakka children share the same father, but that might not be the case with other families where the women don't care to select the same lover over and over again. The Mosuo in China have a similar practice. They have "walking marriages" where the woman can invite men in to her bed for the night but he must leave by the morning. If she likes him, she might call after only him. If she doesn't, she'll probably call after other men. The head of the household is always a woman. I feel like Keeper lines would be traced to the mother only. So, if Rakka's children had half-siblings by their father in the tribe, they would be eligible mates because they don't share a mother, and the mother is all that matters when tracing your line. Half-siblings from your mother would be totally off limits, because they are to be acknowledged as your sister or brother, where your father's children aren't considered relatives at all.
That's my assumption anyway.
Thanks for putting so much effort in to a post like this. I think, even if people find certain points of your post arguable, it's a good foundation that could be used by other players and altered to their own liking.
We have spoken about the risk of inbreeding, and how it's probably nothing the tribe considers taboo unless two children born to the same mother are involved. The father is nearly disregarded, by our assumptions. I also was keeping the Adem from the Kingkiller Chronicles in mind, who don't actually believe that sex is what leads to pregnancy, thus they totally disregard the male contribution to childbirth. Keepers, I assume, would know that sex is what leads to pregnancy, of course, but the male role in reproduction, I think, would be almost totally disregarded from a social and cultural standpoint.
For instance, Rakka was a female Keeper who had eleven children, all by one mate because she dearly loved him. Even though she loved him, we're thinking he was nomadic and still did his duty to mate with other women who chose him as a mate (which I doubt he really complained about -ahem-). All of the Rakka children share the same father, but that might not be the case with other families where the women don't care to select the same lover over and over again. The Mosuo in China have a similar practice. They have "walking marriages" where the woman can invite men in to her bed for the night but he must leave by the morning. If she likes him, she might call after only him. If she doesn't, she'll probably call after other men. The head of the household is always a woman. I feel like Keeper lines would be traced to the mother only. So, if Rakka's children had half-siblings by their father in the tribe, they would be eligible mates because they don't share a mother, and the mother is all that matters when tracing your line. Half-siblings from your mother would be totally off limits, because they are to be acknowledged as your sister or brother, where your father's children aren't considered relatives at all.
That's my assumption anyway.
Thanks for putting so much effort in to a post like this. I think, even if people find certain points of your post arguable, it's a good foundation that could be used by other players and altered to their own liking.
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