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Reference: Fae reproduction, life cycle and social structure [Cold Case Spoiler]
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--- Quote from: Mira on November 07, 2016, 05:27:13 PM ---Don't seem to be or perhaps they choose not to... At least that appears to be the pattern for the Winter Court..
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Tossing out a Devil's advocate option here, but maybe procreating with Fae is equivalent to inbreeding, meaning they can technically get away with it but if done too often it leads to "undesirable" outcomes and they need periodic injections of fresh Mortal stock into a bloodline to keep it where it needs to be (ie. mortal enough).
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on November 07, 2016, 05:27:13 PM ---Don't seem to be or perhaps they choose not to... At least that appears to be the pattern for the Winter Court..
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Actually we know very little about fae reproduction and there are many kinds of fae with very different mythological backgrounds.
We see the changelings because they live in the mortal world but many fae might not have that much contact with mortals.
And for some types of fae it might even not practical to reproduce with humans.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on November 07, 2016, 05:43:46 PM ---Actually we know very little about fae reproduction and there are many kinds of fae with very different mythological backgrounds.
We see the changelings because they live in the mortal world but many fae might not have that much contact with mortals.
And for some types of fae it might even not practical to reproduce with humans.
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We do know what Mother Summer told Harry though... Cold Days page 326
--- Quote ---"You are endlessly fascinating. We conceive our children with mortals. We move and sway
in time with mortal seasons.
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Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on November 07, 2016, 06:23:26 PM ---We do know what Mother Summer told Harry though... Cold Days page 326
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That one is quoted often but it does not mean with mortals exclusively.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on November 07, 2016, 07:05:55 PM ---That one is quoted often but it does not mean with mortals exclusively.
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No, that is true, but in the full context of what she says about how intertwined the mortal world and the Fae world is, I'd say not mating with a mortal is the exception rather than the rule.. Even the likes of Kincaid and Meryl who's father or mother didn't even remotely resemble a human, mated with a human.. Though granted according to Eb more often as not that didn't work out too well for the babies. Even Mab, was either mortal like Molly when the mantle of power invaded her, or she was a changeling and made the choice to go Fae instead of remain human.. She mated with a human at some point and had two changeling children.. One would presume as Queen, she could mate with any of the Fae princes of her choice, but she didn't.
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