Godparents in Zalanthas: Yea or Nea?

[FantasyWriter]

Please comment and justify your stance.

[Malifaxis]

At least 2 cultures I can think of off the top of my head have such things.

[Ami]

I'm not familiar with the concept of godparents, but I marked no because I'm not aware of much religion on Zalanthas.

[jstorrie]

Yes, and I assume it's particularly prevalent in tribes or closely-knit clans.

[Majikal]

I imagine the most common household in zalanthas is filled with more than just your immediate family, lots of communal living where as mom/dad/child would not be your 'average' living arrangement. In such cases I would imagine if papa Amos takes a vicious bite to the neck-parts from random critter # 3142 then there would be some sort of godparent type arrangement in place.

[jhunter]

In concept yes, but I'm sure it would be called something different.

[Marauder Moe]

I think the practice of taking in the child of a deceased acquaintance would be fairly common, yes.

However, I doubt there's any formality to it beyond:  "Hey Amos, if anything happens to me, take care of my kid, alright?"

[zeia]

I think if someone who has a child is close to someone, they would say look after my child if anything happens to me? So yes! Called something Zalanthany though =P

[Majikal]

I think if someone who has a child is close to someone, they would say look after my child if anything happens to me? So yes! Called something Zalanthany though =P

Inherited slave.

[FantasyWriter]

Heh, good one!

[Cutthroat]

"My dead parent's very good friend."

I agree with Moe in that it's probably a pretty common, informal occurrence.

[Medena]

In concept yes, but I'm sure it would be called something different.

[Potaje]

I think that the term God in godparent would not be used, perhaps guardparent or in refrence to the child, simply -ward-.

This is my ward, their parents were my close friend, or the use of uncle and aunt would be appropriate.

[i can haz mantis]

This is my ward, their parents were my close friend, or the use of uncle and aunt would be appropriate.

[Barsook]

I think that the term God in godparent would not be used, perhaps guardparent or in refrence to the child, simply -ward-.

This is my ward, their parents were my close friend, or the use of uncle and aunt would be appropriate.

I would say that the "godparent" would be just called uncle or aunt because it's the parent's close friend.  This concept occurs in Hawaiian and Russian cultures. That would work IC.

[racurtne]

I agree with Moe's stance, considering the vast majority of the VNPC population probably lives a lot longer than PCs.

[Thunkkin]

I agree with Majikal.

[valeria]

I agree there would probably be similar arrangements to informal uncles or aunts if the parents died and parents' kin couldn't or didn't want to take in the spare kids.  We always called my brother's godparent 'uncle' and mine 'aunt' and then we have another aunt who isn't related to us by blood or marriage.  But there are probably plenty of orphans who or whose parents didn't have the good fortune to have friends that good.  Kids are expensive and in the way a lot.

[FantasyWriter]

I'm liking the uncle/aunt thing.  Anyone have any objections or one-ups?

[MeTekillot]

This is my parental guardian.

[Barsook]

Now, I think it's just a guardian not a uncle or aunt.  But it's the player's choice to either call them as their guardian or aunt/uncle.

[Marauder Moe]

Eh.  "Guardian" doesn't seem very Zalanthan to me.

Heck, even on Earth we really use it as more of a legal term than conversational.

[MeTekillot]

Guardian seems pretty Zalanthan to me.

[Barsook]

Guardian seems pretty Zalanthan to me.

[Spice Spice Baby]

At least two clans/tribes that I can think of have official documented procedure on the adoption of godchildren, so it definitely happens. They both have made-up clan/tribe words for the concept as opposed to an official title, though.