On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 08:22:33PM +1000, Brett Kruger wrote:
> Interesting.  I'd like to see what I can make of this, make a good
> variation from the norm, maybe even an adventure.

I think too little is made of the fact that in the Aslan species,
females outnumber males by such a ratio.  Historical polygamous human
societies are not a good model for that.  No human society that has
ever existed is even close to a good model for that.

Even in fiction, I can't think of many examples.  Spencer's "A
Brother's Price" is probably the closest I can remember, though goes a
little further with a roughly 10:1 F/M ratio.  Brin's "Glory Season"
also comes to mind, though very different in biologically and
culturally important ways.  Most of the rest that I recall with an
abundance of females are either directly ripped off from eusocial
insects, or have no males at all.

It is interesting that both authors depict societies that are
primarily made up of families of sisters, and where wealth plays a
large role in reproductive success (but through different means).

- Tim