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All this talk about gender roles has given me a buffet of thought for how hain gender roles would develop. I don't know how changing reproduction from pregnancy to laying clutches would alter how females would behave. I mean, they have fairly clear males and females, but I haven't exactly got troupes of egg-laying primates here on Earth to compare them with. *sigh* This is my fault for designing such a weird species.

Anyone here know enough about birds, or lizards, or echidnas to give me a hint?

Edit: This is great procrastination fodder C:
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Poopers that are also vajayjays.
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Generally speaking, animals that have many offspring but still stick around to foster them will also tend to ignore or outright reject "runts" or weaker children, not wanting to pass their genes on like that. I'd imagine a sentient species like the Hain in that regard would be close to birds, so favoring tending the children as much as they can until maturity, and generally having a stigma against "runts", which I feel would kinda fit for Toun having created them. Can't even have Imperfect slaves, amirite?

But then again, I haven't seen a biology textbook in yeaaaaaars...