Given the fic’s interpretation of what imprinting is for, Jacob’s imprinting is in fact proof positive that Elspeth (at least) can have (wolf!) children (at least with him).
Since venom seems to play a significant role in the vampire healing does that give the males an advantage when it comes to regeneration? Or do the females have suitable internal reserves of a relevant nature?
Male half-vampires have venom in their mouths, but not throughout their systems like vampires do (half-vampires have blood and heartbeats and stuff). It doesn’t play a role in their healing, and so they are not at an advantage relative to female half-vampires. Hybrids do heal super-fast, but this is more like werewolf fast healing (tied in with their fast metabolisms).
Given the fic’s interpretation of what imprinting is for, Jacob’s imprinting is in fact proof positive that Elspeth (at least) can have (wolf!) children (at least with him).
Were half vampires in the wolf imprinting mechanism’s training data?
Doesn’t matter. It’s magical.
Ah, a magical classifier for a magical category. ;)
That is good to know. Was it just full vampire females who were infertile?
What was it that distinguished male and female hybrids (apart from the obvious!). Something to do with venom?
Yeah, it’s just vampire women who are infertile. In the available set of (six) half-vampires, males are venomous and females are not.
Since venom seems to play a significant role in the vampire healing does that give the males an advantage when it comes to regeneration? Or do the females have suitable internal reserves of a relevant nature?
Male half-vampires have venom in their mouths, but not throughout their systems like vampires do (half-vampires have blood and heartbeats and stuff). It doesn’t play a role in their healing, and so they are not at an advantage relative to female half-vampires. Hybrids do heal super-fast, but this is more like werewolf fast healing (tied in with their fast metabolisms).