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On Interbreeding Among Races

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The "races" in the Quest of Queens campaign setting are not "races" in the way we might think of the social construction. Instead, each race is a fully divergent species, and while all races might be sexually compatible with one another due to their common ancestor, interbreeding among them is generally not possible.

Strongmen and humans share the closest biological ties, suggesting the former are an offshoot of humanity, altered by ancient forces or divine intervention. Their unions produce hybrid offspring who exhibit the supernatural strength of their Strongman parents but inherit a human’s reduced lifespan. These children are not mere copies of their parents (when Strongmen have children, the offspring strongly resembles the mother or father) but unique individuals who blend the traits of both species. Despite their physical gifts, the short-lived nature of these hybrids often frames their existence as tragic.

The possibility of humans interbreeding with the High People remains the stuff of legend, with no verifiable evidence to confirm such unions. Stories like that of Queen Madeleine II—who claims descent from a Queen of the High People—are often dismissed by scholars as political mythmaking rather than historical fact. Yevim physiology, infused with the divine essence of Yevna, may create an insurmountable barrier to reproduction with mortals, though the cultural and spiritual implications of such myths endure.

How to Run Half-Humans

In OSR+, there are no mechanics for handling “half-human” characters, though there’s nothing stopping you from making this possible canonically. If you want players to be able to be half-human half-Daemon, or half-Nim half-Daemon, or half-High Person half-Tarth—go right ahead.

While you can choose to create homebrewed Origins for these half-humans, it’s probably easier to just let their mixed heritage be a matter of fictional positioning. Have the player choose a predominant Origin. If you’re dealing with a half-Daemon half-human, for example, let the player choose Daemon as their Origin, but encourage them to choose story tags that reflect their mixed Origin. OSR+ is all about modularity; there’s no need to introduce new mechanics if you can achieve a character concept with existing building blocks.

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