BrandonU Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Why are the shin smaller and prone to balding if Shinovar is a land safe of high storms, most of the time, and that's green which I'd assume means more nutritious food? This is just a question that's been kinda pestering me. If anyone knows why, it'd be awesome if you could let me know. -Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayden Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Highstorm's provide water which has an abundance of minerals, it could well be that by living in a land of fertility they are actually losing out on the minerals which their altered human bodies require to grow and function at 100% Remember that the shards don't just terraform planets to make them fit for habitation, they are able to modify the population as and when required as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHoliday Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Or the Shin are a genetically diverse group whose interbreeding has caused them to develop baldness as a trait. Similar to Asians with shanty eyes(no offense) or people of African descent having dark skin. It's a genetic trait caused in no small part by isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_warko Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Magnesium deficiency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aether Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Guys, as far as I am aware Szeth is the only bald Shin we've seen. Thresh-son-Esan's hair wasn't described, but if he was bald, that would probably have been mentioned. Also, none of his warriors / guards had their hair described. In conclusion, just because you have seen one bald Shin does not mean they all are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodfalcon Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Guys, as far as I am aware Szeth is the only bald Shin we've seen. Thresh-son-Esan's hair wasn't described, but if he was bald, that would probably have been mentioned. Also, none of his warriors / guards had their hair described. In conclusion, just because you have seen one bald Shin does not mean they all are. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scriptorian Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Guys, as far as I am aware Szeth is the only bald Shin we've seen. Thresh-son-Esan's hair wasn't described, but if he was bald, that would probably have been mentioned. Also, none of his warriors / guards had their hair described. In conclusion, just because you have seen one bald Shin does not mean they all are. It is stated that Shin men have a tendency towards baldness. Apparently that contributes to their looking like children somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Jack Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 The Shin developed baldness as a natural deterrent. If they were ever threatened, they will all grow a goatee and go knocking on some doors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aether Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 It is stated that Shin men have a tendency towards baldness. Apparently that contributes to their looking like children somehow. Whence did this information come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrono Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 It's stated in the first Szeth Interlude. I always figured that the baldness and huge eyes meant that they looked like babies. Because, you know, babies have no hair. Either way, it does seem an odd way to describe a child. Maybe the rest of Roshar watches too much Caillou and assumes that kids all look like that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 It's stated in the first Szeth Interlude. I always figured that the baldness and huge eyes meant that they looked like babies. Because, you know, babies have no hair. Either way, it does seem an odd way to describe a child. Maybe the rest of Roshar watches too much Caillou and assumes that kids all look like that.The other Rosharians have Asian-type eyes and darker skin, I think. Wide eyes, light skin, and Baldness are all child like attributes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_warko Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Off topic, the title of this thread makes me think of the second episode in the first series of Blackadder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHoliday Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It's stated in the first Szeth Interlude. I always figured that the baldness and huge eyes meant that they looked like babies. Because, you know, babies have no hair. Either way, it does seem an odd way to describe a child. Maybe the rest of Roshar watches too much Caillou and assumes that kids all look like that. Is it the first Interlude? I do recall it being Szeth who states Shin have a tendency towards baldness, but I thought this was said while he was working for the gambler lord? ...Which might actually be interlude 1...I'll shut up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Szeth looked up. “Kurp” meant child in the local Bav dialect. Szeth was accustomed to such pejorative labels. Though he was in his thirty-fifth year—and his seventh year since being named Truthless—his people’s large, round eyes, shorter stature, and tendency toward baldness led Easterners to claim they looked like children. page 108 chaper I-3 the Glory Ignorance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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