bossmoss October 6, 2012 - 1:11pm | So when I first read Zebulon's Guide way back when it came out, I saw the description of Humma reproduction and noticed that it wuld never work. The same problem existed later on Star Trek Voyager with the Ocampa. Every couple has 1 child?? How the heck are they not extinct? I like the solutions I've seen in these forums and in the Humma literature you guys have put out there. Here is the direction I took it decades ago: Once a young female Humma gives birth, she does not undergo the transition right away. The change takes approximately 2 years, starting from the time of the birth. During that time, if she mates again, she could get pregnant again. Thus, the transition can be delayed, as long as the female keeps getting pregnant. If the female gives birth, and does not get pregnant again within the 2 year window of opportunity, the transition occurs, and the female becomes a male. Although many Humma only have 1 child, some Humma manage to have 5 or 6 children. Twins and triplets are rare, but do happen sometimes. Because of high-tech advancements and drugs, the Humma have also devised a way to delay the transition indefinitely. |
bossmoss October 10, 2012 - 6:37pm | Humma do not have families the way we understand them. |
rattraveller October 6, 2012 - 3:25pm | Going to have to challenge the idea of the Humma not having homosexuals. Homosexuality is not about sex but about people who form a love bond that is celebrated through sexual intimacy with members of the same sex. Even though the Humma change sexes this does not mean individuals would want to have sex with members of the opposite sex. The Humma form of homosexuality would probably go that as females they desire other females and then when they change to males they desires males as partners. Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go? |
bossmoss October 7, 2012 - 2:26pm | I was thinking that they would form bonds with individuals, and the gender would be irrelevant because it was subject to change anyway. |
jedion357 October 7, 2012 - 2:55pm | I think the older neuters might use sexuality to attract and control younger males- its a form of control women use in human society so why not in humma? males are rough and aggressive naturally in humma for which we can chalk it up to hormones and a homosexual relationship might be very stormy and prone to violence and such just based off their racial description. I would side with rattraveller that you might get some individuals forming a strong bond that persists beyond the tradition of one of the individubals from female to male. I would bet the humma even have a name for this perhpas even legend and tales that stress the importance of conforming to the racial norm and preserving the house and perpetuating the species. Back to the neuters- I could see a neuter using sex and being compliant to a sexual romp to control young aggressive males- with females at a premium and a need to control the rowdy males why not- it would not be about the sex or secuality of the acti for the neuter just about control. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
rattraveller October 7, 2012 - 5:28pm | Exactly Jedion. This is what happens in prison systems. Inmates who are normally heterosexual change and use sexual acts to control and dominate other inmates. This happens in both male and female prisons. Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go? |
jedion357 October 7, 2012 - 6:33pm | Exactly Jedion. This is what happens in prison systems. Inmates who are normally heterosexual change and use sexual acts to control and dominate other inmates. This happens in both male and female prisons. Happens in real world a lot too. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
bossmoss October 10, 2012 - 6:15pm | I think we're saying the same thing here. To them, homosexuality would not be considered abnormal, it would be a normal part of every relationship. The gender becomes irrelevant, because it changes. Every male is also female (because every male WAS female at one point). There would be no concept of, "oh I was born the wrong gender" or anything like that. If you're a Humma, you just do it with anyone. Every Humma is both heterosexual & homosexual, so if you asked one if it was gay, it would say "WTF are you talking about" and kick you in the nuts. |
bossmoss October 10, 2012 - 6:35pm | My actual point was the unusual structure of a typical Humma family. Yes, they would absolutely use sex as a form of domination & control, no matter what gender anybody is. In fact, I've always had them be rather obsessed with sex. After all, they have a dull sense of touch - so Humma sex is probably a bit rough & violent. |