Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

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Common sense prevails, gotcha. :D.

Two more random questions... It's been said that Lori small arms are largely particle weapons, yes? Do they use projectile firearms for any purpose in the modern era? Also, regarding everyday Loroi armor, is it commonly worn when they sleep, as well?

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For that you could probably look to modern armies and their gear. Any active duty/vets on the forums?

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To clarify, the armor query is in regards to shipboard Loroi, not infantry. And I'm not seeing enough similarities in terms of armament to consider today's firearms a viable example... Last I checked, nobody was deploying particle beam rifles after all, so there is no practical experience to draw information from. Hence, my queries to the man who knows how his universe works. :)

To further clarify, I have read the 'Ground Warfare' section, and didn't miss the small arms commentary. Other material since then has given me the impression that some things may have changed, as they tend to at times with long running projects.

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The Ground War page is relatively recent. All the small arms that you'll see the Loroi using are beam weapons; they're better suited to the shipboard environment than slugthrowers (lower recoil, larger number of shots, better ability to dial damage up or down as needed, better utility as a tool ).

Circumstances permitting, Loroi usually take off their armor before sleeping. Off duty they often wear a leotard-like bodysuit.

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Alrighty! Thanks for indulging me! :)

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i just had a random thought do loroi have anything like lingerie.

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wasp609 wrote:i just had a random thought do loroi have anything like lingerie.
Underwear, yes. Lingerie, not really.

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Underwear, yes. Lingerie, not really.
You are now all thinking of an Umiak in sexy lingerie...

...have fun with that.

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One Loroi sees that, sends a mental image to the next and the next and soon the whole species goes up in one massive Brain Blue Screen of Death

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okay so loroi dont have lingerie but now im wondering what their underwear would look like, its probably a loin clothe kinda thing.

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hi hi

I get the feeling that undergarments for the Loroi probably emphasize function over form. Any kind of decoration is probably going to be worn in plain sight, if it is going to perform its intended purpose. (Besides, attraction doesn't seem to play a big role in mate selection for the Loroi. Rather, it seems pretty formal.)

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saint of m wrote:Image


One Loroi sees that, sends a mental image to the next and the next and soon the whole species goes up in one massive Brain Blue Screen of Death

Pssst, Umiak are naked under their exoskeleton.

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Are we ever going to get into the origins to the Loroi, how and why they look like humans, who the Soia were and what caused the Cataclysm?

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Grayhome wrote:Are we ever going to get into the origins to the Loroi, how and why they look like humans, who the Soia were and what caused the Cataclysm?
The issue will be raised, yes.

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How resilient are Loroi as a species to sickness, poison and diseases? Have there been massive die offs due to diseases, say the equivalent of the bubonic plague?

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Grayhome wrote:How resilient are Loroi as a species to sickness, poison and diseases? Have there been massive die offs due to diseases, say the equivalent of the bubonic plague?
Loroi have robust immune systems; some Loroi are healthier than others. But keep in mind that Loroi are introduced alien species in foreign ecosystems. Unfamiliar pathogens can be very dangerous to an unprepared immune system, but pathogens will also have a difficult time adapting to a host if it is too alien. So it's relatively uncommon for an alien pathogen to make the jump to a Loroi, but if it can, the Loroi may have little resistance. Without the symbiotic parasitic relationship that co-evolved organisms share, alien pathogens tend to burn through a population, killing everyone who isn't immune, and then die off due to lack of new hosts.

Viruses, for example, are very specific to certain hosts, as they must target specific chemical receptors and genes. The vast majority of the native viruses that the Loroi encounter have no idea what to do with a Soia-Liron host. Viral outbreaks among Loroi are very rare.

On Deinar and Taben, most of the primitive native microorganisms were displaced by the yeast-like Dreiman terraforming agents and their descendants. These yeasts are mostly benign to Soia-Liron organisms, mainly causing allergic reactions or minor respiratory ailments.

On Perrein, which has a highly developed and ancient ecosystem, infections by native fungus-like pathogens was much more common (before the recovery of modern medicine). This was one of many hostile environmental factors that helped to keep the Loroi population small and dispersed.

Poisons also tend to be variable; what's toxic to one species may be beneficial to another.

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Is there some kind of loroi equivalent to the common cold and what is it like?
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Suederwind wrote:Is there some kind of loroi equivalent to the common cold and what is it like?
The common cold is an example of the type of infection that you won't see among the Loroi: a common, mild, chronic, untreatable and un-immunizable viral infection.

On Deinar, a Dreiman yeast infection could cause cold-like symptoms: bronchitis, rhinorrhea. However, it is easily treated with antibiotics, and most Loroi are immunized against it.

On Perrein, a Creeper fungus infection causes flu-like symptoms: fever, lethargy, nausea. There's no vaccine and it is usually fatal if not treated. The victim slowly loses higher brain function and eventually becomes a shambling, spore-spreading zombie.

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How do you treat creeper infections if there's no vaccine?

Also why isn't there one by 2160?

Also also, do the infected run the risk of blowing up? :P
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Carl Miller wrote:How do you treat creeper infections if there's no vaccine? Also why isn't there one by 2160?
Treatment and vaccination are usually two very different things. Treatment with drugs or antibiotics directly attacks the pathogen. Vaccination improves the body's immune response to a particular pathogen, usually by exposing it to an inert version of the pathogen or toxin. Vaccinations aren't always possible, if the pathogen is too variable or mutates too rapidly to be recognized by the prepared defense (as with many viruses), or if the defenses are ineffective against the pathogen even when prepared (such as with HIV, which attacks the immune system itself), or if there's no such thing as an inert version of the pathogen. In the case of Creeper, it's a combination of all of the above. Perrein has an ancient ecosystem, with some very highly evolved pathogens.

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