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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 1703692" data-attributes="member: 3649">The maturation process I was talking about is mental; the 15 year olds of the fantasy world are going to be somewhat more mature than the typical modern Earth 15-yo. More than likely, they've seen someone close to them die, probably either from an accident or from a lingering illness. Or maybe they just wake up one day and the brother next to them is dead, for no reason anyone would be able to discern. By 15, they might have lost a parent as well. They've probably experienced a level of hardship that is alien to many of us (yes, even to you).  As far as the physical maturation process, it depends on the person. The modern 15-year-old is probably going to be able to pass as a young man, far older than he actually is. He'll be taller, more muscular than most if he's athletic, better bones, great teeth, mostly excellent health. The booster shots he got as a child (unless his parent were idiots and didn't have him vaccinated to hell and gone when he was a baby) will protect him against most of the dieases still virulent in that era. He'll know enough basic hygeine to avoid a large part of the rest. An interesting thing is that he'll have been sexually mature for perhaps much longer than his peers; he'll probably have at least some hair on his face and limbs, depending on the person, whereas some of his fantasy-world peers might just be starting their growth spurts or other maturation processes. Some will not start or comeplete that process until even 17 or 18; nutrition has a great deal to do with that. Our hypothetic kid from our world will have that all over his peers. The 'adventuing life' might come a great deal easier to the kid from our world. The local mage will almost certainly be taking him as an apprentice. Why? Because the boy has, if he's been paying attention, a great deal more information at hand than any 1000 of the people around. He knows about moons and planets. He knows about stars. He has some basics of science, geography, literature, etc; he's a veritable storehouse of amazing things. If he's been a book geek, then he can relate stories and tales no-one has ever heard of before. He probably plays an instrument in school band. All in all, he'll be the most intellectually stimulating person the local mage has met since he left the academy! The other people around him aren't stupid, by a long shot, but neither are they educated. At last, someone to talk to!</blockquote>

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