Breed and Origin

Breed

Breed noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Origin and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Breed".

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Breed and origin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a noun "Origin".

exact	exact breed	exact origin
common	common breed	common origin
alien	alien breed	alien origin
original	original breed	original origin
Other adjectives: single, native, real, supernatural, national, fictional, official, alternate, different, modern.

The book doesn't give a definitive origin for them, but one of the supplied theories suggests that they were an attempt to breed a better Sleepwalker, which also falls under this trope.

Source: Tabletop Game / Mage: The Awakening
Also notable for the little details it threw in: Dolf was actually not a crow, but the half-breed of a crow and a blackbird, who disguised his origin by darkening his yellow beak - a sly allusion to Hitler failing to live up to the Aryan virtues he espoused.

Source: Putting on the Reich
This is explained by Rica in the Dwarf Commoner Origin as being because the Casteless aren't allowed to join the army and the nobles and their armsmen are forced to breed like crazy simply to offset the number lost everyday to the Darkspawn.

Source: More Criminals Than Targets

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