#articleseed/afterword related to [[Edarebia]] & [[2021-11-17 Contract (MF)]] / [[2021-11-03 The Impossible Knife (SS)]] Also talk about [[Misaligned Incentives]] and how the mages are deliberately setting up a system where [[Swordwulfen]] don't think they can have kids so they won't marry and will stay effective in service as elite soldiers. Another good link to the Achilles vs Hawkeye parenting piece, because cultural narratives can disincentivize good parenting to the detriment of society as a whole, see aging population demographics in USA and Japan. Talk about it being inspired by [[age-sets]] and the phenomenon where one culture made the warrior age set period last longer to swell the ranks of raiders compared to their neighbors.