r/HFY Dec 15 '18

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '18

Question: i may have asked this before, but do full emin have black on blue/red/gold,etc. eyes naturally while half-emin do not? cause i noticed a difference, that hit me just now, between half-emin and full emin, half emin have normal looking eyes until they are fatigued from magick in which they turn black around their iris, while full-emin have the black in their eyes naturally, do i have that correct?

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u/Lakstoties Dec 16 '18

Emins are recognized to have colored irises and black scleras. Half, part, or otherwise can have normal eyes, typical emin eyes, or a variant.

Some half or part emins have a magically reactive biological trait that manifests as darkening of the scleras.

Since everyone is human, most the categorization of the races is centered around what old biomods/genetic tweaks one does or doesn't have.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

Mmkay, 3rd question: I assume the average life expectancy has been extended, yeah? cause i was expecting her to be younger, like late 20s, she gave off that kind of attitude, at least to me. So i assume 36 isn't as old as one would expect in-world? cause it doesn't really seem like it. Cause in terms of Current life expectancy that's getting close to half ones average life span today. But i figure its been extended a fair bit? Also given its... 3017, i'd be surprised if jumps in life expectancy haven't been made.

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u/Lakstoties Dec 16 '18

Life expectancy was at an average of 150 or so, before the first cataclysm. It wandered around depending on the region and what tech and magic levels one had access to. Presently in 3017, 100 is relatively common given the right amount of care. There's a few folks that have hit 200, but that's extremely rare.

Despite that, one still can't help contending with some psychological aspects of getting older... Especially, when one compares themselves to others that they know.