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Subj: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave... Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 at 08:36:17 am EST (Viewed 273 times) | Reply Subj: It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 at 03:02:38 am EST (Viewed 4 times) | ||||||
Quote: That's because there were originally two ethnic groups on Caph, green and blue-skinned varieties. In a massive ethnic war a couple of thousand years ago, well before Caph was an industrialised society, the blues were exterminated by the victorious greens.Iiinteresting... Quote: That said, the general Caphan experience of offworlders is limited and comes in three forms: until recently, "bad" slaves were sold offworld, never to return; almost all alien visitors have been conquerors or would-be conquerors, even those who claimed to come in peace; and the few aliens who have become trusted and renowned in story and song were heroes that defended Caph at its darkest hours.I tried to make it clear that the only reasons Shen Rae's people were allowed to stay were: a) They're very small in number; b) They're in trouble; and c) Shen Rae agreed to stay in touch with Kiivan personally (and she previously helped him and Caph). The only other thing I should add is Zephiir's actual prophecy, like many of them, doesn't mean exactly what it says, and can't be interpreted literally. | |||||||
