Postby Linda » Thu May 24, 2007 6:18 pm
Evcake, I am leaning toward your idea of clan groups comprising "Those Who March Beneath the Rapto's Wings" and left Vulcan at the time of Surak. It is likely that whole families would immigrate together, as has been the case between continents here on Earth. But all the ideas people are contributing here are very good! I am thinking that the ridges are the mark of a Vulcan sub-species or racial variety occurring in certain clans which found themselves in the minority politically at the time of Surak. This political difference might account, at least in part, for the Romulan angst against the Vulcans. The feeling that they were being kicked off the planet because they did not fit in racially or politically - even if they mostly left voluntarily. Legend can often differ from forgotten fact if it suits the psychology of a culture.
Interbreeding outside the Vulcanoid species could account for the ridges, and is entirely plausable if mostly males left and therefore needed alien mates, I think it would be mostly family groups that left. And people have pointed out that in canon some Vulcans have ridges and some Romulans do not. Because of this, I am more comfortable with ridges being part of the Vulcanoid racial traits - popping up in all Vulcanoid populations, but being especially prevalent in Romulans. If anyone strongly disagrees with this position, I am still pondering this, LOL. You could still state your case.
Working on a major fan fic project. Two-thirds done. Hope to put it up in the not TOO distant future.