[Glorantha] Marriable age

[Jane Williams]

 Mikko Rintasaari
> In my university, here in Turku, the people of our biology 
> department have
> made a population study of a few groups of laplanders (up 
> north here in Finland) ...

> It turned out that the optimum age to start having children was about
> thirty, and not twenty or under as some meight think. The optimum here
> means that people (women) who had their children at that age 
> produced the
> most children (and grandchildren) that actually survived.

Fascinating - thanks.

Of course, in Orlanthi society the age at which one marries and the age at
which one produces children are not as closely linked as in Xstian society
(were this lot Xstian?) But even so.... 30. Hmm. That's a good long time to
be in the Healer bracket. Or Adventurous. "Career" stage, isn't it?

Since the adult women weren't tied to the cycle of pregnant/feeding/nappies,
I take it they had less limits on their activities? How did that work out in
terms of their part in society?