Mythical Creatures/Folk (Spoilers ALL Books, including Words Like Coins)

[Farseer]

So Others don't mate in the same way that Serpents don't.

I really shouldn't post when I'm in a huge hurry, as I did/was this morning!

Yes, I am agreeing with this in that, by a process of metamorphosis (from emergence and not birth because a serpent or Other would be a juvenile and therefore sexually immature and incapable of mating?), an Other could possibly change into a pecksie, just as a serpent could change into a dragon.

juvenile/larva (serpent) - pupa (cocoon) - adult/imago (dragon)

juvenile/larva (Other) - pupa (cocoon) - adult/imago (pecksie)

I don't know if this terminology is entirely correct and definitely isn't in terms of aquatic creatures (maulkin ?!) but it illustrates how it could work?

Hmm...it still doesn't answer how there were plenty of Others still present on the island when Fitz and Dutiful turned up there, after SWR destroyed so many, unless those who came across F & D had been away from the beach when SWR escaped.

Not having any of the relevant books with me is making me a little crazy...still, you are managing quite well, Nuytsia, without having even READ one of them...bravo !!!