Edited by CoffiNail, 18 January 2012 - 10:20 AM.
BattleTech Clans Questions
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 10:19 AM
#2
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:08 AM
May I assist, trothkin?
Edited by Jaroth Winson, 18 January 2012 - 11:08 AM.
#3
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:20 AM
#4
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:25 AM
Clanswomen are grown in such a way that in order to be physically capable of ovulation, they need to be administered a drug that, for a lack of a better term, "switches on" their reproductive system.
Given this: How do accidental freebirths form in the warrior caste? That is something that stumped me way back when I used to read the books.
Edited by Pariah Devalis, 18 January 2012 - 11:25 AM.
#5
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:27 AM
Pariah Devalis, on 18 January 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:
Clanswomen are grown in such a way that in order to be physically capable of ovulation, they need to be administered a drug that, for a lack of a better term, "switches on" their reproductive system.
Ehm...where do you get this information from?
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:28 AM
#7
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:37 AM
#8
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:38 AM
Pariah Devalis, on 18 January 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:
Clanswomen are grown in such a way that in order to be physically capable of ovulation, they need to be administered a drug that, for a lack of a better term, "switches on" their reproductive system.
Given this: How do accidental freebirths form in the warrior caste? That is something that stumped me way back when I used to read the books.
I will avoid using contractions for the sake of any clansman reading this thread lol
I cannot confirm the veracity of the comment about a drug being required for conception, however the incident he is refering to is when Aiden Pryde and a sibmate of his who is in the scientist caste. This resulted in the birth of Diana Pryde, one of the highest ranking Freebirth Warriors in the Clans, and certainly the highest ranked Freebirth in Clan Jade Falcon
#9
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:51 AM
*edit*
Also she is considered more of a bastardized Trueborn then a freebirth in a way. As her genes are pure being both Trues, but she was also conceived of naturally. This is also one of the reasons she was able to compete for a Bloodname in Jade Falcons.
Edited by CoffiNail, 18 January 2012 - 11:52 AM.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:51 AM
#11
Posted 18 January 2012 - 12:39 PM
All Clan warriors are descended from a specific set of genetic lineages (Mechwarrior, Aerospace Pilot, Elemental). Warriors who are particularly skilled are allowed to contribute their own specific genetic material to their Clan's repository, but does this genetic material still carry their name? For example, if a trueborn named James Kerensky got his genetic material added to the Clan's repository, and that genetic material was used to create a new warrior, Sarah, would Sarah be aware that her "father" was a guy named James Kerensky? Basically, how aware are the Clan warriors of their lineages? In that same line of questioning: since all Clan warriors are descended from the original founding warriors, are Clan warriors aware of which person they are descended from? Has it been so long that most of those original bloodlines have blended together, making it a moot point? I seem to remember reading somewhere that Clan warriors are aware of their lineages, but I would like it if this was confirmed.
Furthermore, its been a couple hundred years since the Exodus and the founding of the Clans. It seems to me that if warriors are aware of their lineages it would hardly matter since the necessity of keeping enough genetic diversity in the bloodlines to avoid serious mutation would insure that any warrior could claim several original founders as an ancestor. How do they get around this?
Finally, if warriors are aware of their lineages, how does this figure into Bloodname Trials? Are Bloodnames which are actually part of a particular warrior's lineage more desirable?
Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for your time.
Edited by Jack Gammel, 18 January 2012 - 12:41 PM.
#12
Posted 18 January 2012 - 01:04 PM
They trace names matrilineally so they only really have one option for a bloodname.
#13
Posted 18 January 2012 - 02:36 PM
Tyzh, on 18 January 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:
They trace names matrilineally so they only really have one option for a bloodname.
That's kind of what I thought, but then I wasn't sure, since it seemed odd to me that a Clan warrior would care about their parentage (outside the fact that they are trueborn). It just seemed kind of...unclanlike?
A point of clarification: can a Clan warrior only apply to fight a Bloodname Trial for the name they carry from their genetic mother?
Thanks for answering my questions.
Edited by Jack Gammel, 18 January 2012 - 02:38 PM.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 02:55 PM
Jack Gammel, on 18 January 2012 - 02:36 PM, said:
If I remember right thats the case when a warrior comes from two different lineages through gene mixing.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:11 PM
Tyzh, on 18 January 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:
They trace names matrilineally so they only really have one option for a bloodname.
True to an extent but one or two clans allow for both the paternal & maternal lineages to be contested.
Jack Gammel, on 18 January 2012 - 12:39 PM, said:
Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for your time.
Yes they are. Let us take a classic example in history. Before the Great Gash on Twycross, Star Colonel Adler Malthus was an exemplary warrior. Afterwards was a whole different story:
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Jade Falcon Sourcebook (Pages 28&29)
It was so bad that when the Trial of Bloodright was held to fill a slot for a Malthus Bloodname, nobody wanted it & it eventually got passed on to an Elemental.
That was the bad side, now to the good. Some lineages are so prestigious that people pass on the opportunity of a certain Bloodname because of its line for a more favorable one.
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The ilKhan leaned forward. "Take, for example, the Kerensky name I am honored to wear. Bloodnames have existed among the Clans for just under 300 years, yet only twelve individuals have ever worn this name."
Phelan half-shut his eyes as he mentally did some quick math. "That means each of them averaged twenty-five years with that name, and Cyrilla said you have had it for the last fifteen years."
Ulric nodded. "And you know that Natasha won her Bloodname at age twenty-two—the youngest person ever to win a Bloodname. I won mine at the age of thirty. You see the significance, quiaff?"
"Aff. Within the Clans a warrior is considered old by the age at which you won your Bloodname. Even if I assume you were late in winning your Bloodname and that the others who had this one managed to win it at twenty-five years, the average puts them over fifty years, which is remarkable."
The ilKhan nodded. "In truth—and I mention this not as a boast—I could have participated in Bloodname contests when I was younger, but I declined until this specific name became available. I wanted it because of those who had worn it and the deeds they had performed."
"I don't understand. You turned down the honor of the Bloodname just to wait for a particular one?"
"Of course." Ulric chuckled mildly. "Why would I want a Bloodname that dozens of Warriors had worn? Yes, it is still a Bloodname, but its pedigree is less than desirable."
The younger MechWarrior nodded. "If the best Warriors hold themselves back for the better names, less fit Warriors will battle for the poorer ones. They perpetuate the cycle." He smiled slowly. "I can also see a case where someone with a poor Bloodname might attempt risky things to bring prestige to his Bloodname, but thereby put himself at risk."
Blood of Kerensky Trilogy - Book 3 - Lost Destiny - Pg.59
Edited by Jaroth Winson, 18 January 2012 - 03:42 PM.
#16
Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:26 PM
Oh, it's fixed now, never mind.
Edited by Nerts, 18 January 2012 - 03:26 PM.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:41 PM
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 03:47 PM
#19
Posted 18 January 2012 - 04:00 PM
#20
Posted 18 January 2012 - 05:11 PM
Jaroth Winson, on 18 January 2012 - 04:00 PM, said:
Then did he actually pass on the opportunity to fight for other Bloodnames? I'm confused. It was mentioned before in this thread that a Clan warrior only has one choice for a Bloodname if they have to trace their lineage from the mother's side. Maybe that individual was mistaken?
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