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peach2play t1_j44rc3p wrote on January 13, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Reply to comment by originmsd in [WP] In this world healers, while respected, are often looked down upon due to their limited offensive capabilities. One day your party is completely wiped out, and the world finds out just how dangerous knowledge of human anatomy can be. by Useless_homosapien

Awwww. Family is the blood you choose.

boct1584 t1_j475xiw wrote on January 13, 2023 at 5:13 PM

Yep. The actual blood/water saying is "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."

NightGod t1_j48qlhe wrote on January 13, 2023 at 11:07 PM

That's a common misconception, but that phrasing is relatively recent, first showing up in 1994

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/147902/original-meaning-of-blood-is-thicker-than-water-is-it-real