Mating Rituals of the Viera
Incest? More about elemental alignment and males

Being that males and females live separately and it is very possible a female may have a brother she may not recognize if they were to cross paths, the question "What if you end up "Hunting" your brother?" was raised.

Our Viera source tells us that it's highly unlikely a female would end up hunting a male sibling. Apparently the elemental alignment is hereditary and the that case being a female would go after a male whose elemental alignment is not at its peek, she would not hunt her brother, being his elemental alignment would be the same as hers, thus at its peek during the same time. Which ever element the mother is aligned with determines which element her children will be aligned with.

Just to add an interesting fact about elemental alignment that really has nothing to do with the mating but it does give significant incite into Viera culture; Elemental alignment does not determine status among Viera. Simply because the Sun and the Moon are considered "regaining elements" it does not mean Viera with these alignments rule over the clans. Leaders of various clans are chosen by The Wood herself, for reasons only she knows. The Clan leader is the only one with what Humes would see as a High Status. Below that everyone is considered an equal part of the whole, each one having a significant and contributing purpose. For, as the elements co exists harmoniously so do the Viera that are aligned with them.

Another thing about males you may wonder about is how they feel about this ritual. One might imagine a male having a nice walk through the Wood minding his own business only to be suddenly assailed by a female's flying embrace. Our Viera source tells us this is hardly the case. Of course with the voice of the Wood whispering through the ears of every Viera that lives under her boughs, a female would be very hard pressed indeed to take a male completely by surprise. The Viera do not call this the Coupling Hunt for nothing. The female engages the male in a game of cat and mouse and the male tries to evade the female for as long as he can. Our Viera source is not entirely clear on the Males thoughts on the subject, since she and most females do not have much contact with males outside of mating, but she had heard that the males make a bit of sport out of the Hunt. Though the males don't really try all that hard to escape the females grasp they enjoy seeing how many times they can dodge a female's ambush in a set amount of time. She says the current record is 12 times with in the set limit of 15 minutes. As you may conclude this is a rather amusing bit of merriment for the Viera and adds some excitement to their other wise slow paced monotonous everyday routine. Also to our Viera source's understanding, the males have great respect and reverence for the females. She feels this may have some thing to do with the time the males spend with their mother in her village at early childhood.

And with that I conclude this edition of the monthly journal of the Ivalician Society of Anthropology talking about Viera Mating Rituals. I hope you have enjoyed this addition and have come to understand our Mysterious Viera friends a bit more. I must once again thank BB and his Viera companion for with out them this information may have never been brought to light. And as always I thank our loyal subscribers for your continued support of our Society.

--Dr. Seamus Nathaniel Fawkes: Professor of Natural History and Anthropology at the Arcadian Academy of Knowledge and Wisdom.

So… ya. So now you know where Viera babies come from. And yes, I do plan some kind of a Mating Rituals of the Viera II following up when Balthier finally successes in knocking Fran up X3…tho that won't be until later. Next is the "How Balthier met Fran" story…

But first…BONUS CHAPTERS I'm done with the scientific journal part… the next chapters take place during the game time…so the other party members get to witness a bit of the ritual for themselves X3