OK so after reading their codex about 60 times at this point I am still unsure about them. To be more specific how much does them using other beings genetic material class the offspring as biologically both parents child.
So to set up what I mean we all know that Shade, Jack/Jill and the MC can all open the pods, but if victor had a child with a Rahn would that child also be able to open the pod. It does say in the codex that "The foreign material is used to help diversify the species, and without it, Rahn can only birth clones". To me this suggests that the fathers genetics are only used randomize their own.
But in the same codex section it also says "Rahn young appear as a blend of their father, mother, and ‘mother’ in appearance.. while their face will wind up resembling their true mother and father combined." to me this says that biologically they could be tracked back to their father. But at the same time unlike many other species it is impossible to get a Rahn halfbreed like say Brandt or Saendra. In addition they apparently don't use a tradition DNA system.
So yer how do they work? So far I am leaning towards that they use sperm to randomize their genetics to prevent clones and diversify so genetically the offspring is only linked to the Rahn mother.
So to set up what I mean we all know that Shade, Jack/Jill and the MC can all open the pods, but if victor had a child with a Rahn would that child also be able to open the pod. It does say in the codex that "The foreign material is used to help diversify the species, and without it, Rahn can only birth clones". To me this suggests that the fathers genetics are only used randomize their own.
But in the same codex section it also says "Rahn young appear as a blend of their father, mother, and ‘mother’ in appearance.. while their face will wind up resembling their true mother and father combined." to me this says that biologically they could be tracked back to their father. But at the same time unlike many other species it is impossible to get a Rahn halfbreed like say Brandt or Saendra. In addition they apparently don't use a tradition DNA system.
So yer how do they work? So far I am leaning towards that they use sperm to randomize their genetics to prevent clones and diversify so genetically the offspring is only linked to the Rahn mother.
