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Ranylyn » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:26 am[/url]"]Age related questions

- At what age is one officially recognized as an adult in each country?
- What are the legal ages for drinking, gambling, marrying, or just general consent for sex in each country?

... just got curious since I've seen a bunch of 15-16 year olds around, lately, at least one of which was drinking and bragging about how he lost his virginity. *shrug*

Depends on the region. Chaturanga is likely to have 16 be the age when you're an 'adult', for example. But since people in general live for a long while in Sigrogana, especially some races, it's quite varied and usually pushed towards the end of the teen years (or even early twenties). But like I said, with how different the race's lifespans are, it's hard to give a concrete number.

ShadowHunt » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:35 am[/url]"]Some questions about the history mechanations

-it was said that they were "perfected" in the year 290. what exactly is perfected here? When they could be made to appear so close to human that they would easily be mistaken as one, they simply figured out how to make basic humanoid mechanation or something else?
- how long before did work on mechanations start? when where the first most prototypes of them made?

and on a slightly different note

-Grimalkin are considered a sub species of Felidae, so does this mean a seemingly normal Felidae with the right family background can have a Grimalkin child, or a Grimalkin parent have a regular Felidae child? or have Grimalkin sort of broken off as a subspecies all their own?

The former. Probably about 30 years prior.

A Grimalkin is like an albino; it's a rare genetic 'defect'. Any Felidae can be a Grimalkin when they're born, even if their entire family tree up until that point didn't contain one.

Someone » Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:35 pm[/url]"]What do the various potions taste like?

What is Brain Food made out of?

Would it be possible to use a PDA to do the incantations of spells?

Medicine.

Seafood.

No.

Sarinpa1 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:44 am[/url]"]I have not been able to find this covered anywhere on the wiki, so don't throw stones at me if it's already avaible anywhere.

While it's quite obvious that Oniga is quite similiar (read : blatant rip off. *hides*) to our Japan, I've also heard Chaturanga being compared to Central Europe.

Is such applicable? What of the other nations? I am asking mostly for the reason to get a fair idea how their languages sound etc.

What is the Empires view in terms of legality about under-age orphans? Is it perfectly okay to leave an eight year old orphan to fight for life ( Read : Beg for attention and charity from bystanders), or are there some sort of orphanages, or any of the like?

Ryu answered the first one, so.

Usually orphans that the Empire is aware of are directed to the Mercalans, who take care of them or find them surrogate homes. Maria is the example of one such orphan (once upon a time).

Rendar » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:54 pm[/url]"]How advanced are the sciences? I know we have engines and mechanations, but is microbiology < or biology in general I suppose > a thing?

Is Alchemy this worlds equivalent of Medical prescriptions or what?

Microbiology is a no. Biology, probably to some degree. Keep in mind this is a world with magic, so any field where magic is applicable is going to have a less developed 'scientific' portion just on the basis of need.

Joseph Jostar » Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:41 pm[/url]"]So I found myself thinking after a night spent tending to a toothache so awful I had to call in sick from work...

What kind of dental care exists in this world, if any? Are cavities and the like something mercalan arcana could treat if the caster thought it was fine against Mercala's tenets and all that jazz?

Mercana can probably regenerate teeth, yes; though unless it's a serious issue... Doctors can also probably treat it themselves, which is preferable.

Ranylyn » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:50 pm[/url]"]Further adding to this:

If an orphan doesn't WANT to be adopted, can someone legally adopt them by force? (Yes, this is a real thing I've seen people trying to do ICly.)

That's kidnapping, so no.

MakeshiftWalrus » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:36 pm[/url]"]Is Legend Extension an actual in-character thing?

If so, how exactly does the process work?

Does it give any in-character benefits or powers, or is it just a title?

I consider Legend Extension an in-character thing to an extent. It's not a literal interpretation, but it's more like what Asha describes it as; your legend has come 'this far', and Legend Extension is a way to show that. By that I mean it's supposed to be a representation of your character's story, and it's not something actually exists ICly.

Chaos » Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:39 pm[/url]"]1. Besides Heaven's Contention and the Oniga-Sigrogana War, have there been any other wars that took place in history?

2. Some time ago, you spoke about Divine-type beings having the ability to interfere with Corruption. A few questions about this:
-a. Are only (certain) Gods able to do this, or are certain races/beings outside of Gods also able to perform this?
-b. To what extent do they deal with it? Do they revert the being to whatever race they were before, or turn them into a certain race only, whether by personal choice or simply how things are?
-c. Are they any non-Corruption races that can be affected this way?

3. Assuming that Lazarus is the 'Demon Realm' spoken of in the 'Lazarus Winds' skill.... Is there any basic information about Lazarus, such as the nature of the realm and its inhabitants?

4. Is Ashe in any sort of relationship?

Not major wars. Skirmishes have happened, land has been traded, but that's all in the past.

Only Gods, and only certain gods who aren't around anymore. They could reverse the 'corruption' if it is recent. No, there aren't any non-Corrupted who can be affected this way.

Lazarus isn't a demon realm or anything. Lazarus is a labyrinth which might as well be a demon realm. It's the medium between the outside world and the underworld (yes, this is a real place). But most people don't know anything about it.

Ashe is in a long-term work relationship with Mercala.