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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 500662" data-attributes="member: 5137">The players suspected. Greppa continued to hold out hope, even there at the end.And of course, my players know not to trust me until they see the body.He he he. The captives do all right for themselves, but the bargain they make is costly.That sounds cool! I don't suppose you have a website for your setting?Well, I'd hoped to dodge Eric's Grandma, but... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Firstly, both Merideth and Greppa have been admiring Athan's (admittedly admirable) physique. With that said:Everyone in Theralis is enlisted during their youth, so quite literally, everyone the three friends might get in a relationship with, who is their age, is enlisted. It's not a real issue.However, physical relations are forbidden during the term of Service. Ostensibly this is to focus people on their duty, but there is a more practical reason: half of the soldiers are female, and pregnant soldiers don't fight.Aside from that, thus far they're both out of luck where Athan is concerned. He's evinced a complete lack of interest in sex, regardless of gender. If you've read The Deed of Paksenarrion, I think that's what he's aiming for <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.As for the Greek theme... it's complicated (culture usually is), but in essence:Family:* Families require heirs; this is a duty of the oldest living child.* Marriage is always male-female, and is the "balance basis" of a new family.* Family is a very different beast from love.Lovers:* The concept of a lifemate exists, but they're rare.* Same-sex love is reasonably common, about 6% of the population.* Love is a very different beast from family.Philosophy:* Egalitarianism is very, very strong in Theralis.* Male/Female is not a dichotomy, but a careful balancing.* There are hero legends where gender has changed; in one or two, this was willing (and necessary for powers to be gained).Exceptions:* There are male-only and female-only mystery cults, usually oriented around Atmos and Demis.* Men are more commonly wilderness-oriented. Women are more commonly community-oriented. However, female scouts, hunters and hermits are not uncommon, and neither are male politicians, civil servants and engineers.</blockquote>

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