#there is a deep deep sociopolitical rift that lifespans cause in dunmeshi’s world

[theywontletmebeprincipal]

gonna be so honest marcille’s Thing About Death is infinitely more interesting to me than her dynamic with falin

#like don’t get me wrong I do like them. but they’re fairly normal all things considered #marcille’s quest to make everyone live an equal amount of time is FASCINATING. #bc like. I don’t even think that she’s Wrong per se #sure living a thousand years is a crazy burden to put on someone #but also she’s right about the deep systemic inequality of the lands stemming in part from long lived races (but especially elves who have #2x the lifespan of even gnomes) being able to construct/enforce dynasties in a way short lived races simply aren’t #but what the fuck are you gonna do to combat that that isn’t infinitely worse. messing with someone’s lifespan is. bad #n obviously so is segregation that’s a part of how dunmeshi’s world got so messed up in the first place #especially in regards to demihumans (canonically a pseudoscientific category created to oppress The Other) #there is a deep deep sociopolitical rift that lifespans cause in dunmeshi’s world #n that IN COMBINATION with the simple fact that marcille will outlive everyone she’s ever loved???? #I can completely understand why she was driven to go for something so extreme #she was definitely Wrong yk. but what even is right here #well. I guess she’ll have a long time. to think about all that #sanders bullshit