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<blockquote data-quote="Arcaneshield" data-source="post: 8427825" data-attributes="member: 6696716"><p>Alright I've got a bit of time now so I'll touch base on my disagreements and how I saw things. Namely the big disagreements are in Elfaivar gender dynamics and all that comes form that and from the little side bit with the edgy blacksmith. </p><p></p><p>I would like to first off state that I feel the campaign is pretty clear on there not being an really true good guys or bad guys perse. There's a lot of unaligned people and governments and a lot of 'ends justify the means'</p><p></p><p>Now firstly you make a good point that it seems that female elastin are very inconsistent in the setting. I agree. Almost like the players or setting guide was written before the campaign itself was and the writers didn't all communicate. Totally agree with that.</p><p></p><p>I'm not big on on ascribing moral failings to a writer because they depict things I find morally distasteful and I would caution against uncharitability like that. I personally know this writer from years ago and do not at all care for them so I'm not saying this out of a pro bias. </p><p></p><p>Now the goddess dying you make a point of it not making sense who all died. As I understood it, the god of war represented war so killing that God would kill their martial desire. I thought Sasrama was like the mother goddess and so when she died, since she represented femininity in Elfaivar it killed nearly every woman. </p><p></p><p>As for the aftermath. Eladrin women are now extremely rare. That makes them valuable. As I understood it some Eladrin women were able to leverage that value for political power or to keep their existing power and became the matriarchy. Whereas in other areas they sadly became a commodity fought over by evil or just desperate males. </p><p></p><p>And remember historically Elfaivar basically collapses. We know some women flocked to conclaves and lived in hiding but others would have been caught by clergy forces and seeing they are a value a slave industry does sadly make sense that it could come about as the internal value on Eladrin women gets revealed to the continent at large. Scarcity is a value all its own. </p><p></p><p>Now if you look at the men of Elfaivar we can see a utter despair take over them. The sexual dynamics are completely out of wack now. Males are even more expendable in society as they vastly vastly outnumber the women, the older men lost their wives and families while the younger men have no hope of continuing their line. </p><p></p><p>Even with the few Eladrin women taking multiple husband's they'd have their pick and the men in that relationship would be sharing a woman with many other men. I see a great diaspora of Eladrin men leaving Elfaivar because there's no future for the vast majority of men there. Why wouldn't they try to find life outside their home? Find an elf in risur or a human even and have the chance for a family and to be valued? </p><p></p><p>That's also why I think the seven year brothel thing came about. The matriarchs were suffering a drain of their menfolk from their country. They probably had societal unrest from less than fortunate males without the political clout to attract a woman to add them to her harem. It is cynical and messed up but I see the ruling matriarchs instituting this practice to give their menfolk something to work towards and I personally headcanon this also serving possibly as a breeding program as well. And remember just because a few women rule the conclaves doesn't mean that the other women have power. I doubt kasvarina herself offered her body up for the task but rather the skoely building younger generation. </p><p></p><p>And as for the edgy blacksmith. Their prisoners are colonizers. They hate them, especially those of the clergy. There's nothing to indicate Elfaivar is an especially moral or humane society. I'm sure that Athrylla knows the blacksmith is doing what he's doing and it's absolutely approved.</p><p></p><p>Now please note this is all typed on my phone before work. Feel free to pick it apart and disagree I'll aim to be more charitable and argue my points back and forth when I have time</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arcaneshield, post: 8427825, member: 6696716"] Alright I've got a bit of time now so I'll touch base on my disagreements and how I saw things. Namely the big disagreements are in Elfaivar gender dynamics and all that comes form that and from the little side bit with the edgy blacksmith. I would like to first off state that I feel the campaign is pretty clear on there not being an really true good guys or bad guys perse. There's a lot of unaligned people and governments and a lot of 'ends justify the means' Now firstly you make a good point that it seems that female elastin are very inconsistent in the setting. I agree. Almost like the players or setting guide was written before the campaign itself was and the writers didn't all communicate. Totally agree with that. I'm not big on on ascribing moral failings to a writer because they depict things I find morally distasteful and I would caution against uncharitability like that. I personally know this writer from years ago and do not at all care for them so I'm not saying this out of a pro bias. Now the goddess dying you make a point of it not making sense who all died. As I understood it, the god of war represented war so killing that God would kill their martial desire. I thought Sasrama was like the mother goddess and so when she died, since she represented femininity in Elfaivar it killed nearly every woman. As for the aftermath. Eladrin women are now extremely rare. That makes them valuable. As I understood it some Eladrin women were able to leverage that value for political power or to keep their existing power and became the matriarchy. Whereas in other areas they sadly became a commodity fought over by evil or just desperate males. And remember historically Elfaivar basically collapses. We know some women flocked to conclaves and lived in hiding but others would have been caught by clergy forces and seeing they are a value a slave industry does sadly make sense that it could come about as the internal value on Eladrin women gets revealed to the continent at large. Scarcity is a value all its own. Now if you look at the men of Elfaivar we can see a utter despair take over them. The sexual dynamics are completely out of wack now. Males are even more expendable in society as they vastly vastly outnumber the women, the older men lost their wives and families while the younger men have no hope of continuing their line. Even with the few Eladrin women taking multiple husband's they'd have their pick and the men in that relationship would be sharing a woman with many other men. I see a great diaspora of Eladrin men leaving Elfaivar because there's no future for the vast majority of men there. Why wouldn't they try to find life outside their home? Find an elf in risur or a human even and have the chance for a family and to be valued? That's also why I think the seven year brothel thing came about. The matriarchs were suffering a drain of their menfolk from their country. They probably had societal unrest from less than fortunate males without the political clout to attract a woman to add them to her harem. It is cynical and messed up but I see the ruling matriarchs instituting this practice to give their menfolk something to work towards and I personally headcanon this also serving possibly as a breeding program as well. And remember just because a few women rule the conclaves doesn't mean that the other women have power. I doubt kasvarina herself offered her body up for the task but rather the skoely building younger generation. And as for the edgy blacksmith. Their prisoners are colonizers. They hate them, especially those of the clergy. There's nothing to indicate Elfaivar is an especially moral or humane society. I'm sure that Athrylla knows the blacksmith is doing what he's doing and it's absolutely approved. Now please note this is all typed on my phone before work. Feel free to pick it apart and disagree I'll aim to be more charitable and argue my points back and forth when I have time [/QUOTE]
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