: Again, the Trow just don't seem to look at things the
: same way we do. They don't have much of a survival
: instinct. In the past, they fought other races for
: dominance over the Mythworld...
I agree with this. I think they have always been a unified race, no civil wars, petty rivalries, stuff like that. They used to like to dominate, but never fight each other (except on Bungie.net).
: We haven't heard much about their government; you'll note
: that whenever they speak to an outsider on matters
: concerning their whole race (as when Soulblighter
: demanded their aid, or Myrdred requested it), all Trow
: present apparently have an equal right to speak on the
: affair and cast a "vote". And we've never
: heard of a Trow leader. If they're modeled on the
: Roman Republic, then it seems that they're basically
: democratic amongst themselves (though definitely not
: when it comes to other races.) They're much less
: diverse in abilities and viewpoints than other races,
: so democracy must work more easily--there can't be
: much civil strife if every Trow thinks matters through
: in the same way.
I don't think they actually vote. When they asked Soulblighter to pick anyone trow, they must have been sure they all agreed before they had actually conferred with one another. I think it's the same with the Deceiver. There were only 3 present, but they vouched for all the trow when they proposed the CTF game.
From the above, I feel the trow are actually of one mind about everything. Given a situation, they would all do the the very same thing. In my opinion anyway. So I agree with Silicon that they think alike, but feel they think so alike that they do not have to vote to get things done. Might make things easier with the US elections if we were lke them.
