Gid -- Nudge made that assumption (and the assumption of one child per marriage) for simplicity of numbers, not for any thought of "reality".
However, what I see is that the absolute number of all four races continues monotonically upwards. The *fraction* of Zorai decreases, but all four races have substantial populations. This does not correspond in my mind to "endangered species".
Of course long before 2000 generations have passed, the Great Dragon will awaken and all projections will suffer failure.
However, what I see is that the absolute number of all four races continues monotonically upwards. The *fraction* of Zorai decreases, but all four races have substantial populations. This does not correspond in my mind to "endangered species".
Of course long before 2000 generations have passed, the Great Dragon will awaken and all projections will suffer failure.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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