(12-30-2013, 06:18 PM)C Wrote:(12-29-2013, 02:24 PM)Asgarn Wrote: - I would imagine the actual bones of the Roegadyn wouldn't get that much weaker in old age like humans, due to the considerable weight they would still have to haul around. However, in heavyset builds it is not uncommon to see things such as arthritis develop in later years. As such, whilst your elderly Roegadyn might not have weak bones, it would be plausible to have them have joint issues. Of course any internal organ issues, like with all other races, are completely plausible dependant upon the life your character has lead.Your post is gold, Asgarn, but I do have to take exception to this bit. You see arthritis and other conditions like that develop in heavyset humans because those people are outliers - far heavier than the average humans even a thousand years ago. Roegadyn are supposed to be that big, so I'd guess that they wouldn't have those problems as a whole.
You can look at elephants as a parallel. Elephants in the wild tend to be active their entire lives, and typically live pretty free of such ailments. Captive elephants usually can't get the activity they need, frequently get overweight, and do tend to suffer from cardiovascular problems and arthritis. It's clear that it's only the outlier animals that have the problem, despite all of them being big.Â
Roegadyn seem to have a culture that values remaining vigorous (just from looking at all the Roe NPCs in the game) your entire life, so I'd hazard a guess that they remain strong and limber until they really become elderly.
My first thought when I finished reading this was: "Roegadyn r elephant.Â
"My thanks for what you said about my observations, it's good to know I'm not a completely crazed conspiracy-spinning maniac. But aye, I had not taken in to account the fact that they, as a race, were meant to be such a size. So, that correction can be noted by anyone reading this in the future! ^_^ (I won't edit the original post due to not wanting to seem all "Oh my god, I can't be wrong. *Hyper-ventilates*") Thanks for pointing it out!Â
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