Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
If you were temporarily inhabiting the body of an ant while you tried to reverse a civilisation-destroying catastrophe, would you consider it your body? Would you be concerned for the mind of the ant? That seems to be Emet's situation - and he's constantly thinking about what the world was like before it was reduced to this pale imitation.
Your quote doesn't seem to have the other parts of my extended question in there. I'm questioning if Solus was still alive, because Emet-Selch kept referring to it as not his own. But if Solus was truly dead, the body would belong to Emet-Selch entirely. Plus he seems to have liked the body enough to maintain its appearance.

Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
I think that's just a standard phrase to use, especially in a setting where male children are the "important" ones who will inherit their father's title and such. Daughters aren't counted in the same way.

Another example from within the game: as far as we know, Edmont has no daughters, but Artoirel and Emmanellain still introduce themselves as his "eldest son" and "second son". (Haurchefant is actually second-eldest, but he doesn't count either.)
That's not incorrect, but depending on how you view it both can be up for interpretation. Saying Eldest son and Second son could be analogous to Firstborn son and Secondborn son, but the later places an emphasis on birth order depending on ones gender as a factor. Gender really wouldn't be a factor if there was only one involved. But, it is speculation, some people do just talk that way, lol. And as you said only the important children might have a presence