I was going to post in faver of inheritable traits/birth defects, such as pyloric stenosis, but that is probably covered under illness.
I'm guessing you could kill some percentage of people who'd had major dental work.
Some percentage of those who have glasses or contacts may be more prone to accidental death due to vision impairments, maybe? That's probably a stretch.
Would there be any reasons for infanticide in 1300? I think that's probably too late for the practice.
I'm not sure exactly when the witch hunting craze caught on, but there are documented trials in the 1300s. You could just ask if anyone had ever been accused of having the evil eye.
Pregnancy complications and childbirth should kill a slice, and w/o birth control I figure that would mean there would have been more pregnancies.
You could get creative with travel hazards and just kill 10% of anyone who had travelled more than 500 miles to get to the college.
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Date: 2006-01-25 07:22 pm (UTC)I'm guessing you could kill some percentage of people who'd had major dental work.
Some percentage of those who have glasses or contacts may be more prone to accidental death due to vision impairments, maybe? That's probably a stretch.
Would there be any reasons for infanticide in 1300? I think that's probably too late for the practice.
I'm not sure exactly when the witch hunting craze caught on, but there are documented trials in the 1300s. You could just ask if anyone had ever been accused of having the evil eye.
Pregnancy complications and childbirth should kill a slice, and w/o birth control I figure that would mean there would have been more pregnancies.
You could get creative with travel hazards and just kill 10% of anyone who had travelled more than 500 miles to get to the college.