Vargr and Fads

[MrZJunior]

The Vargr could be described as mercurial, subject to sudden changes in attitude and motivation. Do you think this might mean they are especially subject to fads?

I could see a population of Vargr who all start wearing hair extensions, or something equally ridiculous, because some very charismatic Vargr does. A month later they get bored of that and start dying themselves blue. Similar lightning changes would probably happen in fashion and popular culture.

 

[Timerover51]

Add in their "pack" instinct, and I could see Vargr fads exploding and then disappearing on a continuous basis.

 

[Lycanorukke]

The main problem with Vargr fads & fashions would be the speed. The model is halfway down the catwalk (dog-run?) and the organisers tell them to get off as the fashion is already out of date.

Of course, nothing to stop a group of travellers encouraging things and starting fads - "Crap we got shafted into buying 5 Dtons of dayglow orange wrist bands. How can we offload this rubbish to some gullible idiot..."

 

[Timerover51]

The main problem with Vargr fads & fashions would be the speed. The model is halfway down the catwalk (dog-run?) and the organisers tell them to get off as the fashion is already out of date.

Of course, nothing to stop a group of travellers encouraging things and starting fads - "Crap we got shafted into buying 5 Dtons of dayglow orange wrist bands. How can we offload this rubbish to some gullible idiot..."

Ah, ankle bracelets for the well-dressed Vargr female and young. Great as well for nighttime games of ring toss.

 

[aramis]

I don't think Vargr Fads will be much quicker than current American ones... Businessvargr will see to that by strong high-charisma spokesvargr and media waves.

I do think they will be many more with lower fad saturation, tho'. So instead of 3-5 local fads, 20-40 local fads, all competing. Arroun might not keep to one all that long, but he'll bounce between three or four incompatible fads as the advert campaigns convince him...

 

[Space Hamster]

The Vargr fad of eating BBQ K’Kree has lasted a long time. :rofl:

 

[Lycanorukke]

I don't think Vargr Fads will be much quicker than current American ones... Businessvargr will see to that by strong high-charisma spokesvargr and media waves.

With the introduction of the Utovogh though, things could get messy. It would almost be like subliminal messaging (that actually works) to 'Buy Brand X'.

 

[GypsyComet]

The Vargr fad of eating BBQ K’Kree has lasted a long time. :rofl:

That one probably doesn't get much past Arzul (aka Ingukrax) and Ktiin'gzat sectors, and is regarded with the same social distaste as modern frat house "Get Bombed" parties on December 7. The only ones who take it seriously are the Hkhar, and that's because they'll cook and eat *anyone*.

 

[Timerover51]

That one probably doesn't get much past Arzul (aka Ingukrax) and Ktiin'gzat sectors, and is regarded with the same social distaste as modern frat house "Get Bombed" parties on December 7. The only ones who take it seriously are the Hkhar, and that's because they'll cook and eat *anyone*.

Why would this be the case? The Vargr are omnivores with a bias toward carnivore. The K'kree are militant herbivores with a rule of exterminating carnivores. I can see Vargr "BBQ K'kree" parties being a regular community get-together. I figure the average K'kree at about 1000 to 1,200 pounds, so figure about 600 to 720 dressed out for a spit. That should feed quite a few Vargr, assuming a maximum capacity of about 10 pounds of meat per Vargr, along with the other fixings of blood biscuit and vegetables in K'kree gravy.

 

[MrZJunior]

I figure the average K'kree at about 1000 to 1,200 pounds, so figure about 600 to 720 dressed out for a spit.

Now I don't know what all dressing out for a spit entails, but I would expect that Vargr to eat most of the internal organs upping the amount of food available from one K'kree.

 

[GypsyComet]

Why would this be the case? The Vargr are omnivores with a bias toward carnivore.

Because if the Vargr were doing so, the K'kree would not be static. The Lords of Thunder would be the majority of the trillion-plus K'kree, instead of a poorly regarded bunch of outcasts.

Ingukrax does not look like a warzone in which attempted genocides are commonplace. Way too many people.

 

[Frankymole]

The main problem with Vargr fads & fashions would be the speed. The model is halfway down the catwalk (dog-run?) and the organisers tell them to get off as the fashion is already out of date.

Of course, nothing to stop a group of travellers encouraging things and starting fads - "Crap we got shafted into buying 5 Dtons of dayglow orange wrist bands. How can we offload this rubbish to some gullible idiot..."

PR companies and fashion designers could find Vargr markets especially lucrative, if they can invest the money (not time!) in recruiting charismatic Vargr icons to be trendsetters... but would a charismatic Vargr want to be told what trends to kick off?