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One big dodo raid questionline:

What exactly happens when a Doriad is born? Like, we know -how- they're born, but do they just... form all right there, 0 to 100?
- Do they 'live' before then as a forest creature, or the tree they come from?
- Do they learn the basics of the world from the Akashic Record, or similar?
- Is the process different for every Doriad?
- Does a doriad -choose- to be born, or are they just thrust into existance?

So, this is going awhile back in lore that was asked but going through the lore text I came onto something that left me curious.

- (Why can't Corrupted become Vampires?) Corruption trumps everything, more or less. Nothing special would happen if they completed the ritual.

In particular, I'm wondering if you could expand on 'Corruption trumps everything' at all?

For example, you say here that they couldn't become a vampire, so does this mean that it can't be overwritten by a God's blessing? Or could a Glykin, in theory, go and become a Corrupted since it'd 'trump' the blessing of Glycon?

What are Amalgama and Salamandra shells made of? Do they use magic mud like Chimera in their creation?

If Chimera can safely eat undead, are they immune to food poisoning? To what extent can they eat typically inedible materials?

Can vampires move their sanctuary by moving the dirt they were “born” on, like how ol’ Dracula moved Romanian dirt?

Can homunculi get sick? What about mechanations and doriads?

If they can, what kind of sicknesses can they get? Are certain races immune to cancers, but not immune to viral/bacterial infections?

What the heck is a Barghest? Based on the mob model, it doesn't strike me as the traditional goblin dog but a spooky dog-masked spectre. There's nothing on them in the lore.txt so any other info about them would be nice, e.g.
- Outside of BDPs, where they normally manifest.
- Their relationship with mortal races or other monsters.
- Intelligence level
- If they have keener senses, like a dog would.
- Tactics, if any.

When was Lispool first established, and who pioneered it?
Why did the Church choose Lispool as their headquarters, and did Mercala or the current Voice at the time have any say in it?
The Church was established in year 40, though it is unclear when the legend of Kraken's dying breath supposedly cursing the entire continent of Lordwain took place: did these two events coincide (assuming it actually happened), or was Lordwain still more of a tundra or a verdant landscape back when the Church took dominion of Lispool (and by extension the entire continent)?

Alright, this might sound off even though it I notice one thing from SL1. But I'll try not to complicate while giving spoilers so people don't question what it is if they might not know it. From the Prequel

- Would Fate the watcher will come back to watch us on our daily lives by now what would be at the present?
- If so? Would some people acknowledges it even today?
- And also able to visit when near-death like the usual?

Would it ever be possible to open a casino in Cellsvich in much the same way Oniga has one? Assuming it was strictly controlled and fully above board with official oversight.