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That’s uhhhhhh… what the hell? This works kinda for Cymanti but ALL polytopians?
Yeah, the Polytopian species lays eggs.
Yea, u/zoythrus said this was confirmed in the last Xin-Xi tribe month, but I'm not certain
Yep!
Well, 2021's, iirc
We've also mentioned it in a few places.
Yes, Polytopians are a egg laying species.
Pinned because it's the right answer.
So since there are dragons and it‘s the supertroup of elyrion, are they dragonborn?
No.
Dragons lay dragon eggs.
Polytopians lay Polytopian eggs.
The poor polytopian having to lay the giant egg.
Thankfully, only Giants lay giant eggs. :)
For that matter, are giants the same species as regular Polytopians?
Are they intentionally bred to be giants?
Or are they another species altogether
They're a sub-species. Still Polytopians, technically, but simply a rarer sub-species.
Normal Polytopians can't become giants or vice-versa
But what came first, the giant or the egg???
The egg
What happens if a regular polytopian smashes a giant?
They can't.
They Polytopians are asexual.
So they just walk around and lay eggs when they feel like it? Are they ordered to lay more when producing soldiers for war?
Neither of these are right, but I think the first one is more right.
This is new to me. With asexual reproduction there would be no genetic exchange. So, is a child of a Polytopian just a clone of his parent or will he differentiate from him in terms of looks and personality?
Yes, so, yeah, they're "sorta" clones of each other, but there's a little genetic variance in each egg. Your kid might be taller than you, or a little shorter than you, or gloomier than you, etc, but they're still *really* similar to you.
I would say that they're "pretty much" a race of clones, but not perfectly, and genetic drift *can* happen, as you can see in the Aquarion and Elyrion.
We haven't delved into the specifics, yet. Maybe they *can* take a mate as well? Who knows?!
But how are the eggs fertilized?
I'm going to not answer more of these questions at this time.
Because we’re asking more questions than they’ve asked themselves
Nah, I gotta keep some secrets for later. ;)
The wiki says that they need a mate to reproduce despite being genderless:
Technically, we haven't said either way in any of the blurbs.
Midjiwan once said that they are asexual and just lay eggs, but that isn't 100% confirmed, either.
I consider both options as "correct". They both do and do not need a mate.
I think Polaris are aliens according to lore but I could be wrong
The Polaris are Polytopians like any other.
The Gaami are aliens.
I am loving this delve into Polytopian reproductive lore. Allow me to add some thoughts that came to mind regarding this “genetic clone problem”.
— What if polytopian parent genetic material (DNA/RNA) is more susceptible to “faults” when being copied to child cells. Thus resulting in more genetic variation in the species and making them less susceptible to diseases.
It could also be said for the sake of convenience that diseases just don't exist on The Square, thus removing the need for genetic variation.— Perhaps the environment in which the egg is brought up/hatched (somehow) decides the polytopian that is hatched. Similar to how the gender of baby sea turtles is influenced by the temperature of the sand the eggs are laid in. (Then the question arises if Polytopians are reptiles, just like sea turtles.)
— You could say polytopian genetics are more directly influenced by their diet. This could explain the apparent differences between tribes, since they all eat different fruits.
— Perhaps there are no real genetic differences between the tribes, but their differences are more the result of (necessary) conscious behavioural changes and technological advancements to better fit their respective environments.
I'm just spitballing here, but would love to hear what you think.
The answer to this is:
"Midjiwan doesn't want to give specifics at this time." I mean, they're not humans, and maybe don't even have DNA/RNA or might have some other bizarre alien anatomy that makes it work.
Because of such, I'm not going to confirm anything.
Schrödinger's sex
Yes
So do they skip childhood?
Nah, they have childhoods.