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Lara Raith marriage consummation
Conspiracy Theorist:
In terms of progeny, the Male dominated Houses will have been increasing their size much faster than Raith.
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 25, 2022, 05:54:47 PM ---I'm not convinced Whamps subscribe to human notions of sexism, that having female leadership would be a disadvantage. The Malvora's were led by a woman until the coup attempt, and she was considered just as much of a threat to overthrow House Raith if Lord Raith's weakness became public as the Skavis kird was. And the coup attempt killed not just the pair of them, but most of the second tier around them.
Lara is probably in more danger from other Raiths when the charade of her father being functional eventually fails than Raith overall is from any of the other houses. She's probably planning as much for that contingency as for external events in seeking the arranged marriage, whether it produces a child or not.
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I think there is some sexism, but it is not absolute. look at the world a few decades ago. Women leading were unusual, but not unique - Golda Meir. Margaret Thatcher. Indira Gandhi. Papa Raith had his sons killed as potential threats. The daughters lived. He thought them less dangerous...
I would not be surprised that when the facade falls the inner circle amongst the Raiths all know. Thomas does. I would expect Lara is slowly leaking it to her sisters, if she has not already done so. The cousins, not so much. Some may know, some will not know until the facade falls. She will consolidate her power - and the fact she enthralled the king and had everyone fooled for a time makes her appear more formidable. Plus, she now has an alliance with Winter.... seen any Whamps you put up against Lea? Maybe outintrigue Lea (and maybe not!) but straight up, she stomps
Conspiracy Theorist:
The being out bred by the other Houses, may be why she is allying with Winter, to benefit House Raith and not just the White Court.
Ed0517:
If they are being outbred by other houses, could any of it be because a female skewing ratio in House Raith, by Daddy killing off his sons?
Are most WC-human hybrids Male vamp/human female or female vamp/male human? Seems to me the vamps would likely prefer to use human women to carry to term instead of their own. And if a female vamp gets pregnant, she is not getting pregnant again for 9 months, a male vamp can try to impregnate again later that night...
Conspiracy Theorist:
Yes, In the long term Raith was doing his House a disservice, a male whamp can sire multiple pregnancies over the period of a single female Whamp pregnancy, even presuming they have similar levels of fertility, but whilst a single mature egg may be generated over a 28 day cycle, the Male Whamp would generate millions of sperm over the same period.
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