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An Umiak will still be detectable by a Farseer even if it is sleeping or hibernating or anything similar, short of actually killing it. Telepathy in outsider requires that there is some sort of physical characteristic to consciousness; Farseers aren't detecting brainwaves or thought, they're detect...

1 and 3 both seem reasonable (and 3 is a very good explanation for how the Umiak are suddenly getting the drop on the Loroi, though that leaves out why they weren't able to tele-spot the Umiak in the accretion disk area). I'm not going to place my bets on #2 yet; it seems like we haven't really seen...

I think you very much misunderstand how dictatorships with thought police act and the assumptions they make about the general populace. The process of thought policing and brainwashing isn't to root out a few active rebels and someone with an actual plan as they try to enact it, it's to make sure t...

As an aside, although I've seen it occasionally portrayed in fiction, I don't think I've heard of or read any real accounts of people descending into hysterical laughter after traumatic situations. So I'm not sure that's really a normal human reaction. Hmm. Fair argument. I'd counter with my own ex...

I think once your life is in danger most things stop being funny. At least to the point where you can't function. Do they still have the same post-stress reaction humans do (such as suddenly bursting into intense, uncontrollable laughter after an extremely stressful or nearly-deadly situation)? Tha...

The trials are primarily a test of basic physical fitness and psychological temperament, and bands pass or fail as a group. The only way to really fail as an individual is if you give up (or to be so unlikable that your band-mates refuse to help you). There are plenty of warrior desk jobs, so there...

1. "Physically small and weak" is a strange argument to make given that the Loroi don't need to rely on physical capabilities beyond "ability to use technology". Being generally small in scale lowers logistical requirements for transportation and maintenance (i.e. feeding them), as well as decreasin...

Krulle: I have to disagree with you re: Unsounded. Ashley Cope's skills are amazing, and there are a lot of comics within Unsounded (especially the newer stuff) that present extremely complicated drawings with complicated color schemes. Her art and color schemes have also improved dramatically from ...

Not every war is a total war. In certain eras and regions when wars were frequent but limited (such as in Europe in the 17th-19th centuries), all kinds of rules of war appeared. When power is partly about the prestige of the warrior class, warfare can become ritualized, and some seemingly counter-p...

I apologize if these have been asked previously: ------ Its been discussed previously that Loroi do not experience much of a reaction to public speaking given they rarely use speech for anything other than utilitarian communication. What about music? There's evidence that music can affect a listener...