Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.44.141.89-20131113224543/@comment-160529-20131230193230

Octo8 wrote: But... but... but... those first three lines of you, that's *exactly* what I've been saying! What I'm saying is the same happened to the Men of Akavir, who hence became part of the Tsaesci. Which in turn means there are serpentine and human Tsaesci and yes, probably also draconic Tsaesci.

"no... there really isnt any other interpretation of that line "

You yourself used the other interpretation in your first three lines: Assimilation! You're contradicting yourself there.

And really, if the people of Rimmen were not interfertile with other humans, surely this would have been noticed over literally thousands of years of history, and hence the people of Rimmen would not be called "Rim *Men*".

okay back up... what the hell is "rimmen" and what does it have to do with anything. And no I only have one single interpretation of the line... i believe that Tsaesci are assimilative in a literal sense, absorbing the traits of the creatures and people they consume (either through vampiric feeding and whatnot)

and that is WHY they have a different meaning to the word "consume" this biological feature that they have, had an effect on their culture. When they "consumed" the men, they absorbed their culture...

the reason the concept of "consume" is like that, is because of their biology. I only have one interpretation for the line and I an extrapolating it to their entire culture...

The interpretation being solely biological assimilation... the idea taht they brought men into their culture is based on other evidence entirely.