[Mkguild] Life Expectancy in MK universe

[Kit]

Everyone has to die from something or they don't die at all. Since ARs were
decided to not live forever unless killed, they must therefore actually be
killed by some cause. This could be either when something happens and they
age rapidly, or another theory I have in which the curse itself abruptly
kills the cursed one day. However, there is absolutely no reason for this to
happen as neither the original curse nor the anti-curse was designed with
this in mind. As for the just 'failing' it wouldn't be a problem since it
would be specific to the design of the AR curse. Because it is the only
curse fighting something as tremendously powerful as the progression of time
itself, after a while it would lose the battle and all the intermediate
years would catch up very quickly.

Kit

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Stephen Tigner
<stephen.tigner at gmail.com>wrote:

> To put in my own two cents on this subject. I have to agree with
> Virmir here. If AR's have to die of old age, then I feel the sudden
> death is best.
>
> Having the curse "fail" just introduces a whole host of questions. Why
> would the curse just suddenly fail? If it affects ARs, what about TGs
> or TFs? Are they suddenly going to switch genders back, or become
> human again at death's door?
>
> And yes, I think perhaps we should ask what has already been
> established as canon, if anything? There's a story Virmir mentioned,
> what story is that?
>
> -- Stephen
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Kendo Virmir <kendo.virmir at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> *snip*
> >
> > Totally disagree.
> >
> > This is just adding unnecessary technicalities.  The whole point of
> > the AR curse is to stop aging altogether.  Having them suddenly age
> > contradicts the curse.
> >
> > Personally I think ARs should never simply die of old age.  There are
> > plenty of other ways a child could die in a medieval society,
> > especially through sickness, so that would hardly be a case of
> > immortality.  However it that's a moot point since it has already
> > established that ARs do die of old age.  Having them drop dead
> > unexpectedly, as Mr. Olson exemplifies in one of his stories, is the
> > only way to handle this without them aging.  It doesn't need to make
> > sense.  It's MAGIC!
> >
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