Re: Subterranea
| From: | Patrick Littell <puchitao@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 7, 2005, 0:56 |
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On Apr 6, 2005 2:17 AM, David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> wrote:
> First, even though they can't see the sun or perceive its motion,
> they do sleep, right? (A genuine question: I don't know if orcs
> need sleep.) If they do, then a "day" would simply be from the
> time they wake up to the time they go to sleep. Of course, not
> everyone will do this at the same time, so perhaps it can be set
> to a chief or king's sleep pattern. And, indeed, it might change
> with every new chief or king.
Like determining units of length based on the king's stride and the
length of one of his finger bones. An orcish second = the length of
the king's heartbeat, at rest, on average. The day begins when he
rises and ends when he falls asleep. A week, maybe when he needs a
manicure or haircut. A month? Well, maybe we leave that to the queen
to determine.
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