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The Unholy Consult / Re: [TUC Spoilers] Glossary findings
« on: August 18, 2017, 04:04:07 pm »One of the entires about a Nonman has a line in there to the effect of "when he grew Tall" - to me implying this isn't a sure thing to happen and that its unusual... Any idea on the mechanics?Off the top of my head, meaningful things have more impact on the physical in Earwa than in our world. So the greatness of feats might make those who accomplish them physically great. In this instance, Tall.
AFAIK there is no reference to a Tall Quya, could be that non magic Non-Men that achieve greatness become Tall? Quya being a hereditary caste, kinda makes sense that none of their mages manifest this trait. Lemme know if you know of a giant mage though!
This might just be a chicken or the egg type of thing. If you were 10 feet tall, would you go be a scholar, or would you get into the NFL or MMA and go beat people's asses? Being a Tall Quya seems like it would just be a waste of real-estate, unless they developed some crazy battle magic for some good old up close ground and pound. All the magic in this series seems to be about keeping distance between yourself and your opponent.
Or maybe the genetics of being Tall just doesn't let you see the Onta. Who knows...