An Idea of Protoss Reproduction

[GnaReffotsirk]

I'm trying to make a vid to describe one of my character's personality, and most of what makes him different is the history of his birth.

So, in relation to that, this idea came up regarding Protoss reproduction. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.


General Idea:

Two (maybe more) Protoss who would agree that their combination both in Psionic or Physical would yield something/someone who can best represent them (or for any other reason), would sacrifice an essential part of them that makes them battle worthy.

It can be psionic talent, physical prowess, intellectual capacity, etc. Once these protoss would decide to pass down their purest essence to their offspring, most, if not all of them, gradually weakens, leading some to live as khalai, others spend their time in the Dae'uhl, while others wander into exile.

This doesn't mean that only one offspring can be created per couple. Depending on the couple's ability to hand-down strains or how much they give to create the offspring, they can create more than one offspring.


In the past:

In certain caves, in the primitive times, Protoss would "create" their would be offspring in these chambers. There naturally growing plants/organisms that are linked to Khydarins would then take and process these "essenses" and incubate the offspring.

In the present:

Technology allowed the protoss to tap into these chambers and preserve the natural system that occured in these caves. They regard these caves sacred, and built structures to both protect them and preserve them.

Some say, to control who gets to make an offspring and when.


In essence, this makes the Protoss homeworld of Auir mean a lot to the Protoss. The first protoss was born out from these chambers and nurtured, then evolved into what they are now. They kind of evolved and separated from these organisms, and yet would return to them to create more offspring, as their natural evolution dictated. This cycle continued from their previous evolutionary stages, though of slightly different nature.

This would also mean it would be scarce for Protoss to reproduce or create more Protoss, would explain their pride, and sometimes arrogance -- their sort of strong feelings of their "right to be", and probably why they express so much of how awesome they are.

So, what do you think? Would this sound interesting? Would this work?

[Norfindel]

As Protoss seems to take very few matter from the environment, i guess they grow very slowly. One of them would lose an amount of mass that isn't going to be recovered in a lot of years. Probably that's enough of a setback to have slow birth rates.

[Hellgrinder]

Except that would lead to a genderless species, in which they would reproduce sexually, but like bacteria. And it would also go against the fact that we see both male and female Protoss. Maybe Protoss brains take a long time to develop in the womb, leading to a long gestation period.

[DemolitionSquid]

Quite frankly, all signs point to Protoss laying eggs.

[Norfindel]

Quite frankly, all signs point to Protoss laying eggs.

That would be too easy. Why would a species have such a low birth rate if they can just lay eggs? The Zerg use eggs, that tells you something.

[GnaReffotsirk]

As Protoss seems to take very few matter from the environment, i guess they grow very slowly. One of them would lose an amount of mass that isn't going to be recovered in a lot of years. Probably that's enough of a setback to have slow birth rates.

They'd sort of stay in those chambers, while they hand down their purest essence or seed, you mean? That is cool.

Except that would lead to a genderless species, in which they would reproduce sexually, but like bacteria. And it would also go against the fact that we see both male and female Protoss. Maybe Protoss brains take a long time to develop in the womb, leading to a long gestation period.

I thought they were only mentally/spiritually gendered, or something of the sort? This could awesomely combine with Norfindel's idea.

Quite frankly, all signs point to Protoss laying eggs.

What if these "eggs" were that specific "purest essence"? Just like how eggs are soft before it gets laid, they would sort of "lay" these eggs individually. Like how fish does reproduction.




In a way, mature protoss sort of expand the genes/essences they're born with through experience, time, and or training. Then hand them down to their offspring through careful thought, consent, choice, and wisdom.

Their offspring would then do the same, and the cycle goes on.


This could then explain how they are very methodical or the sort, cold logic, eager to go beyond themselves, take careful thought of their honor, close ties with each member, that strong feeling of being one, and somewhat sensitive to energies. Their Khala/Psionic-link would also sort of mirror this in some way.

[Hellgrinder]

I thought they were only mentally/spiritually gendered, or something of the sort?

Nope. One of the Dark Templar novels mentions that Protoss reproduce sexually, and that there's even a specific word for wife in Khalani. It even says that Protoss can have multiple offspring. Besides, if Razsagal and Selendis are anything to go by, there are visible physical differences between male and female Protoss.

[GnaReffotsirk]

How does it go really? Like, do they get pregnant?

[Eligor]

@GnaReffotsirk - Wouldn't put much stock in the Dark Templar trilogy, since Metzen and co said the issue of Protoss reproduction still hasn't been decided after the books were published.

Your idea by the way is honestly the best I've read. Wish I'd come up with it myself.

[GnaReffotsirk]

I think this thing has been the synergies of everything we've previously talked about and some.

Leonidas, Samurai sort of master-student, from king to the new king, etc. And maybe politics. And fishes.

Maybe there's another way they could do incubation in this respect though. I like Norfidel's idea up there, where it would take a long time and would require some kind of dedication to create those "pure essence eggs".