Whoever is designated in the child contract gets control of the child.

So we would have to draw up a contract per child?

You'd get child codes, which you could either claim for yourself or give out to a friend.

Posted By Enzeru at 6:15 PM - Sun May 13 2018

So we would have to draw up a contract per child?

correct.

Thanks Matriarch.

Protey, I don't understand why a contract is necessary. If it was someone I didn't really know or only knew online that would be one thing but I'm talking about my irl husband lol. A contract seems like a silly waste to me. Is that really how the mechanics work?

Posted By Enzeru at 10:35 PM - Mon May 14 2018

Thanks Matriarch.

Protey, I don't understand why a contract is necessary. If it was someone I didn't really know or only knew online that would be one thing but I'm talking about my irl husband lol. A contract seems like a silly waste to me. Is that really how the mechanics work?

Yes that's how the mechanics work in the game, every child is created through a contract.

The game doesn't know what the other players relation to you IRL is, so you draw up a child contract before birth and set the parameters.

Posted By Enzeru at 08:05 AM - Mon May 14 2018

Thanks Matriarch.

Protey, I don't understand why a contract is necessary. If it was someone I didn't really know or only knew online that would be one thing but I'm talking about my irl husband lol. A contract seems like a silly waste to me. Is that really how the mechanics work?

Child contracts do several things, it's also a potential starting point in character creation whether it is created with a Player or NPC:

• Creates a child of a random sex to enable them to use it as a future heir, or to simply spawn it into the world.
• Sets which parent is responsible for raising the child.
• The culture the child is raised in which sets the tone for their beliefs, religion, language, etc.
• What surname the child will have.

Child Contract and Culture Raising (06-18-17):

Caspian: No. Bloodlines are used to determine player genetics, such as eye color, hair color, advantages & disadvantages. But which culture you represent is part of your child contract. You're "raised" in one culture or the other.
Caspian: Given that, it's actually possible for a Neran to be raised as a Faedin in a Kypiq-Neran household.

Language and Culture (the third answer) (11-15-17):

Caspian: It's based on the family contract, actually, as deciding which of the known languages to teach the children is a cultural decision. However, living in a region will allow you to learn the language over time.

Child Contracts (specifically the second paragraph) (02-09-18):

Caspian: We have child contracts as a way to agree upon the outcome of the childbirth - which parent is responsible for raising the child, which surname will the child get, etc.. It isn't a representation of sex, nor a replacement for it, but the actual process of creating a child isn't illustrated in game.