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Wraith choosing runners
Quote from amokima on June 21, 2018, 8:15 amNo, no, nononono. Awww, plot bunnies, nooo! This is a bad, bad, bad time for new plot bunnies.... *sob sigh*
Is there any info on how the wraith choose someone to be Runners?
No, no, nononono. Awww, plot bunnies, nooo! This is a bad, bad, bad time for new plot bunnies.... *sob sigh*
Is there any info on how the wraith choose someone to be Runners?
Quote from Keira Marcos on June 21, 2018, 7:48 pmThe two we saw in canon were physically fit, young, and obviously combat trained. I think they'd pick runners who would be challenging since it's a game for them.
The two we saw in canon were physically fit, young, and obviously combat trained. I think they'd pick runners who would be challenging since it's a game for them.
Quote from amokima on June 22, 2018, 9:57 amYeah. But I was wondering about the process of it. Did the person engage a wraith in close quaters & even though they lost, the wraith was impressed with the challenge they presented? Did they get scooped up with every one else & a wraith who picks runners came by the cells to pick any likely candidates? Do the wraith sweep up a random dozen or so people in one go to be runners and tag & release the whole lot; some barely last an hour after the hunt starts, one or two can last years, & everything in between? Did they torture them first or just tagged & let go?
I often prefer to use cannon methods for things, unless they're stupid or my story idea depends on something different. If there was something mentioned I'd like to use that. I haven't decided on who to use as a central character for the plot bunny in my head, but the person I use would depend on the method. It would need to be someone with combat experience if they need to fight; could even be a scientist who's a pansy if it's part of arandom group; etc.
So, I was wondering if cannon mentioned anything beyond 'they tagged him & made him a runner'.
Yeah. But I was wondering about the process of it. Did the person engage a wraith in close quaters & even though they lost, the wraith was impressed with the challenge they presented? Did they get scooped up with every one else & a wraith who picks runners came by the cells to pick any likely candidates? Do the wraith sweep up a random dozen or so people in one go to be runners and tag & release the whole lot; some barely last an hour after the hunt starts, one or two can last years, & everything in between? Did they torture them first or just tagged & let go?
I often prefer to use cannon methods for things, unless they're stupid or my story idea depends on something different. If there was something mentioned I'd like to use that. I haven't decided on who to use as a central character for the plot bunny in my head, but the person I use would depend on the method. It would need to be someone with combat experience if they need to fight; could even be a scientist who's a pansy if it's part of arandom group; etc.
So, I was wondering if cannon mentioned anything beyond 'they tagged him & made him a runner'.
Quote from liekinloimu on July 30, 2018, 7:59 amThere is not a lot of canon about runners, so we have a lot of leeway left to our imagination. However, considering that when they scanned the space for Ronons tracker in "Sateda" they only found seven signals in the whole Pegasus galaxy, we can conclude that making runners is a pretty rare event. I suspect that there must be something in the makeup of the individual that is chosen that draws the attention of the wraith, but it's really anybody's guess.
There is not a lot of canon about runners, so we have a lot of leeway left to our imagination. However, considering that when they scanned the space for Ronons tracker in "Sateda" they only found seven signals in the whole Pegasus galaxy, we can conclude that making runners is a pretty rare event. I suspect that there must be something in the makeup of the individual that is chosen that draws the attention of the wraith, but it's really anybody's guess.