(07-22-2013, 08:34 PM)Kyatai Wrote: I'm not so much focusing on the mating process as the entire culture.So discussing their senses, which make them stand apart from the typical human with kitty ears and tails concept. Such as their strength, and to what limit how much stronger than a human they are, their flexibility and agility compared to said humans. Their sense of smell which is the equivalent of a blood hounds nose ie follow a scent that is 300+ hours cold. Which makes them far superior trackers than humans. Their eyes which are better than a humans, and their ears, which can hear more than a human. This is limiting? Considering there is no set standard for these, wouldn't it make sense to discuss these topics, and get a collective opinion on the matter, so you wont have people saying they cant do that or this, or that is god-modding or meta-gaming.
*shrugs*
The OP began discussing it, but it has evolved from there. It's a lot to read- so understandable if you have not read it all.
As to your comments... not sure exactly what to say.
Metagamers/Godmodders will use whatever niche they can find to do their dirty work. Frankly, just because I'll play a Seeker female doesn't mean I'm going to be every Miqo'te male's whore. And... if I were to RP that aspect of the culture with another, it would not be with a douchebag that would threaten to 'stop RPing with me' if I refuse. Because honestly, THAT is not why I RP anyway.
There is FAR more to RP than ERP... and far more to the Seeker culture than mating (as you have mentioned).
But.. talking of nose sizes is stupid, self-limiting and boring. Talking/developing culture ideas to set the Miqo'te apart from being "humans with kitty ears and tails" using what stated lore we have, is not.
Your right CULTURE of the race, is nice to build upon, but focusing solely on the mating of said race, isnt all there is to its culture. Their daily habits, the food they eat, their music, their art, their writing, their language, considering the miqot'e have their own language none of the other races can speak, they changed their language so the other races could talk to them, and adapted to the more common tongue. the list goes on and on. Considering culture originally meant the cultivation of the soul or mind. Things like I said would be more fitting to their culture. I think if you want to focus on the "culture of the race, it wouldn't be solely on the habits of their mating.
I liked your post, but seeing as it seems to mix qualities of both keeper and seeker, ie female leader when seekers are a patriarchal ( Male leaders) society and keepers are a matriarchal (Female leaders.) Im not sure how the mating habits really influenced it at all.  As you have stated Nuhns aren't typiclaly leaders, but considering the whole of the seeker culture is patriarchal it would only make sense their leader would more than likely be a male.
