7a. The Nox Gadael, continued

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The Nox Gadael, as a race, are neither matriachal or patriachal. A pack may be either, depending on who is elected as their pack leader, and within a family there normally is no one leader, as both parents work together to raise their young. Some packs may be family packs, which work slightly differently, as normally they are controlled by the eldest of the family (normally the grandparents) and they’re never elected out. Occasionally they may choose to retire, passing their power onto their eldest child, whether that child is male or female.

A pregnant Nox Gadael mother usually has a gestation period of around seven months and will give birth to a litter of puppies. Usually a litter will be between six and twelve puppies, with the maximum being fifteen. If the mother has a large litter they will be helped by their family or pack. On Taithmarin litters are shrinking slightly, because there’s no need to keep the race going by having larger litters, and all the puppies are expected to survive.

Puppyhood is normally very short, around three to five months, and then a Nox Gadael is viewed as mostly independent. They are able to choose a pack, if they wish to have one, or to live with one of the other races on Taithmarin. On their home planet they would often stay with a family member for the rest of their life and lives were much shorter then. It was possible for them to live about 144 years, but once an older member of the pack or family felt they were no longer useful or were unlikely to survive another encounter with the hunters they would end their own lives. There is no need to do this on Taithmarin, so more are living their natural lifespan.

Mirrored from K. A. Jones Writing.