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{Makani} Frequently Asked Questions

Centurion

Dark Council Elite
Makani physiology does not change from clan to clan, except for basic height variation. Clans are basically feather racism anyway. Makani are a sentient race with its own language and culture. Not a birdie that coos, tweets, and chirps. Makani may "appear" like a bird, but that is just a reference for their feathers and colors. The head structure is the head structure of a makani. Head shape doesn't change from makani to makani just because their feathers are a different color or pattern.
I never accused them of chirping! I just wanted to know if some of us having bird of paradise shaped heads vs. some of us having bird of prey heads was something that's... allowed. I am supremely disappointed to find out that it's not. Petition anyone?
 

Lily_

Lord of Altera
Mystic
LillithLil_
LillithLil_
LegendMystic
I never accused them of chirping! I just wanted to know if some of us having bird of paradise shaped heads vs. some of us having bird of prey heads was something that's... allowed. I am supremely disappointed to find out that it's not. Petition anyone?
I don't see why its such a big issue? "My Makani's head shape isn't right!!!!1!!1!"
 

HogoShi_Kitsune

Lord of Altera
Legend
HogoShi_Kitsune
HogoShi_Kitsune
Legend
April 21, 2016
Me: "Question: Why don't we have a bird race? Answer: They ate all the popcorn."
Niek: "Lore Approved"
Naelwyn: "It pains me to see 'lore approved' as a joke."
(I forgot): "This should be a thing!"
Me: "Makes it sew."
And thus it was.
 

Narvendel

Lord of Altera
So, question(s) about the cultural economy.

The A'keiyah would regulate the economy, especially in times of famine, but their trading system was dominantly barter/direct trade of goods. And the Po would often end up with lesser amounts of food during famine because of their lack of respect (understandable, as they'd get poorer rates of trade offers). But does that mean that, despite the Po pretty much owning the means of production for raw goods, they still couldn't get ahold of food? Or did food resources go directly to the A'keiyah/Yavei for "fair compensation" in other goods, and then redistributed, with Po getting the least?

It seems like the Po would have all the basic necessities covered in their own industries, with the Lei "markets" crashing during famine, as they make relative luxury goods. The only items the Po wouldn't have the market cornered on in terms of raw goods would be items from animals, meats, bone, pelts, and the like, which Yavei would have and thus amply fed and able to trade.

Thought of this when attempting to explain the concept of an employer and why people would seek out working for an individual rather than as a community.
 

NIAH

The Lurker
Retired Staff
So, question(s) about the cultural economy.

The A'keiyah would regulate the economy, especially in times of famine, but their trading system was dominantly barter/direct trade of goods. And the Po would often end up with lesser amounts of food during famine because of their lack of respect (understandable, as they'd get poorer rates of trade offers). But does that mean that, despite the Po pretty much owning the means of production for raw goods, they still couldn't get ahold of food? Or did food resources go directly to the A'keiyah/Yavei for "fair compensation" in other goods, and then redistributed, with Po getting the least?

It seems like the Po would have all the basic necessities covered in their own industries, with the Lei "markets" crashing during famine, as they make relative luxury goods. The only items the Po wouldn't have the market cornered on in terms of raw goods would be items from animals, meats, bone, pelts, and the like, which Yavei would have and thus amply fed and able to trade.

Thought of this when attempting to explain the concept of an employer and why people would seek out working for an individual rather than as a community.
The lore males mention of the Po trying to take and hide food because of it. The A'Keiyah used the YaVei as enforcers to make sure the food was turned over properly.
 

Narvendel

Lord of Altera
So those in the role of food production had no trading power, then? Were they forced into the role of food production? Otherwise it'd seem like no one would willingly do so. More like serfdom or slavery.

And if Makani are assigned jobs, what's the point of trading and haggling? Goods would just be distributed.
 

Sankera

Lord of Altera
In-Game Tech Staff
Lore Staff
Merchant
Staff
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He/Him, They/Them
Sea_of_Fog
Sea_of_Fog
LegendMerchant
So those in the role of food production had no trading power, then? Were they forced into the role of food production? Otherwise it'd seem like no one would willingly do so. More like serfdom or slavery.

And if Makani are assigned jobs, what's the point of trading and haggling? Goods would just be distributed.
 

Narvendel

Lord of Altera
Yes, but in the USSR, you were assigned jobs. Makani seem to find their own or pick up their family jobs, not pushed into them. Lore presents it otherwise as a clan-based caste-system society with barter as the main means of economy, not contributing to the collective as would be in socialism or communism, but to family.
 

NIAH

The Lurker
Retired Staff
So those in the role of food production had no trading power, then? Were they forced into the role of food production? Otherwise it'd seem like no one would willingly do so. More like serfdom or slavery.

And if Makani are assigned jobs, what's the point of trading and haggling? Goods would just be distributed.
Yes, but in the USSR, you were assigned jobs. Makani seem to find their own or pick up their family jobs, not pushed into them. Lore presents it otherwise as a clan-based caste-system society with barter as the main means of economy, not contributing to the collective as would be in socialism or communism, but to family.
E C O N O M Y
Money has no place on Vata’inu. It is a foreign and bizarre concept. Everything functions through the bartering of goods and services. Shiny coins in exchange for rope is a pitiful exchange, when rope exchanged for wool is much more practical. And while money is absurdly useless, nothing will ever be free. You had better come with a trade prepared, because they are fierce hagglers.

Because of limited resources, it is not uncommon for scarcity and famine to plague the populace. When clans begin fighting and hoarding resources, the A’keiyah will use the YaVei to fiercely regulate goods until Manna wills it that the famine is over. This is another reason makani value material goods over money, and why haggling is necessary for survival.
Serfdom is quite literally hitting the nail on the head. Resources are scarce and the A'keiyah need to ensure that every clan survives and that food is gathered. You are born to your roles based solely on the color of your feathers. The Po does the manual labor and the food gathering. The A'keiyah distribute it and use YaVei as enforcers.

The haggling and trading comes from trading between clans trading and haggling for their rations and resources. Remember, it is is an isolated island where starvation was a real possibility. And this is why the Po find snide irony in their role as food gatherers. And why they hide and hoarde what they can, since the upper classes tend to get the bigger shares.

It is a flawed system perpetuated by a corrupt ruling class with scary eagles to help them. It is perhaps a good thing the A'Keiyah fell in the Great Disaster. ;)
 

Narvendel

Lord of Altera
Serfdom is quite literally hitting the nail on the head. Resources are scarce and the A'keiyah need to ensure that every clan survives and that food is gathered. You are born to your roles based solely on the color of your feathers. The Po does the manual labor and the food gathering. The A'keiyah distribute it and use YaVei as enforcers.

The haggling and trading comes from trading between clans trading and haggling for their rations and resources. Remember, it is is an isolated island where starvation was a real possibility. And this is why the Po find snide irony in their role as food gatherers. And why they hide and hoarde what they can, since the upper classes tend to get the bigger shares.

It is a flawed system perpetuated by a corrupt ruling class with scary eagles to help them. It is perhaps a good thing the A'Keiyah fell in the Great Disaster. ;)
Ah. See, from the beginning I was under the assumption it was a free market, not assigned serfdom, and as a Po they'd never have anything to haggle over or trade with. I understood the rest of that already but serfdom/force labor is never stated explicitly in the lore, just that the A'keiyah run things and make the Yavei do their bidding. Otherwise I, as Tei, would've played up the lack of A'keiyah far differently and would be far more cynical. Probably an angrier birb, too. And probably happier to be away from Vata'inu.
 

Raykaystar

Lord of Altera
So when did the great disaster happen? Did it happen somewhat recently so a new character could have just experienced it? Or was it sometime long ago, say as in an ancestors time?
 

Lily_

Lord of Altera
Mystic
LillithLil_
LillithLil_
LegendMystic
So when did the great disaster happen? Did it happen somewhat recently so a new character could have just experienced it? Or was it sometime long ago, say as in an ancestors time?
It would be in recent memory, not ancestors time. At least I think so.
 

NIAH

The Lurker
Retired Staff
So when did the great disaster happen? Did it happen somewhat recently so a new character could have just experienced it? Or was it sometime long ago, say as in an ancestors time?
The island crashed right after Altera's moon turned purple. A very recent event where the makani and the groundlings first met.
 
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