Previously its been thought that dralasites reproduce by giving off spores and when one touches a fertile female a new dral is concieved. If that is the case then its unusual that dralasites have colonized the least number of planets in the frontier. In truth the Frontier really ought to be bursting with them.<br /><br />Now humans, yazirians and vrusk have 2 sexes each and both sexes are required for reproduction. <br /><br />So why is it that dralasites with 3 sexes only use two of them for reproduction?<br /><br />Becuase of the word neuter? What if our understanding of this word was slightly faulty?<br /><br />What if the neuter sex was involved in reproduction? What if it took three dralasites to tango as it were? That the male and female each contribute "seed" to the neuter who incubates it and produces a bud? That while the neuter is neither male nor female it is the incubator or surrogate.<br /><br />Now you would have a situation where reproduction is much more deliberate and not accidental and because you'd have to increase the number of willing particpants from 2 to 3 it would naturally explain the low population numbers for dralasites in the frontier.<br /><br />Under this scheme the drugs mentioned in canon that allow dralasites to control their gender become crucial.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />This statement factors into this discussion as well i would think<br />[quote= AD] their communities are small, and many dralasites prefer to live alone. [/quote]<br /><br />
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