it helps to establish the leviathans' individual characters
That, too. I think most monsters work better if they have individual faces, stories, backgrounds; it makes things more personal and allows for a more layered narrative.
they've been able to piggyback on human civilisation, letting them develop a taste for high-quality food
Okay, that makes sense. I'd still argue though that drugging people to the gills to keep them docile and, more importanty, fat won't get them high quality food. They'll probably run into the same problems as their human counterparts who employ industrial livestock farming, namely the production of cheap meat that is low in quality and taste, or worse, pathogenic. But maybe I am just overthinking things. *g*
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Date: 2012-05-03 04:58 pm (UTC)it helps to establish the leviathans' individual characters
That, too. I think most monsters work better if they have individual faces, stories, backgrounds; it makes things more personal and allows for a more layered narrative.
they've been able to piggyback on human civilisation, letting them develop a taste for high-quality food
Okay, that makes sense. I'd still argue though that drugging people to the gills to keep them docile and, more importanty, fat won't get them high quality food. They'll probably run into the same problems as their human counterparts who employ industrial livestock farming, namely the production of cheap meat that is low in quality and taste, or worse, pathogenic. But maybe I am just overthinking things. *g*