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Second Aristh:
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--- Quote from: Aeronaut's Windlass Ch.26 ---Benedict had expressed to Gwen his determination to avoid entanglements with a wife in no uncertain terms on any number of occasions.  He had even been something very nearly rude to Mother when she had pressed one too many partners upon him at a dance two years ago.

It was not as though there were no young ladies interested in him.  Oh, granted, none of the highest tier of eligible ladies wuld have considered a union with a young warriorborn, even if he'd been a full member of House Lancaster--well, perhaps if he'd been the heir, she supposed.  But the ladies of the lesser Houses could very well better their position through a union with Benedict.

There was also, she thought, always That Sort of Person, who would gladly seek a tryst with one of the warriorborn simply for the thrill of something so outre.  Benedict was of course a fine-looking young man.  He had been pursued by any number of young (or youngish) widows when he came of age, but he had ignored them all with steady, polite reserve.

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I thought this excerpt was an interesting look into how people perceived the warriorborn, at least on Spire Albion.  We know that warriorborn are amazing fighters, much faster and stronger than a typical person.  They also have stronger senses.  All of this comes at the price of a faster metabolism.  So, why exactly are warriorborn shunned socially?

We've seen more than once that Benedict tries to disguise and hide how much he eats.  We've even seen the Lancasters give trust and authority to warriorborn Esterbrook, but for some reason warriorborn aren't good enough for average nobles without special circumstances.  Any theories?

Brightbane:
Racism.

Gman:
They are not completely human. They are called half souled also. I have a feeling there is some prejudice but also some differences with normal humans that can affect relationships. I would also guess Etherialists get looked at oddly too in social settings.

cass:
Because, well, they're part-Cat, at least at some level.  And given the view of cats among the elite of society--even among those knowing that they're sentient and intelligent-- it wouldn't surprise me that Warriorborn are associated with (tainted with) those views.  So, as brightbane said, in short: racism.

Agravaine:
Well, I'm not sure its as simple -- after all, it seems to be somewhat random otherwise a Lancaster scion wouldn't manifest the traits.  It would seem that there are some other "prices" to pay for the physical powers.  Helen Lancaster describes some of Esterbrook's limitations and Benedict remarks on the difficulties he had learning to read maps -- which are essentially effortless for normal.

The half-soul comments seem to be exclusively made by cats. 

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