[Grey_Wolf_c]

Originally Posted by Shadow_Elf

I like it. The issue arises in that you'll get an extra pair of connections if everyone picks their neutral relations independently.

That's the beauty of it: the neutral connections cannot be picked independently. When all the ties and contrasts are picked, there will be three pairs of characters that have not connected in any way - it is a mathematical certainty (group theory, to be precise. Which, since I'm a geek, I try to be ). Then it is just a matter of those pairs deciding how they are neutrally connected.

Say, as an example:

Character A has tied to B, and contrasted C
Character D has tied to A
Character E has contrasted A
The only character that can be left is F, who must have linked with everyone but A as well - or else, someone has been linked more than once in the same category.

By the way, since this has the potential to get messy, I think I'll try to build a table to show what is available to link. A colourful table, I think, to make it easier to see in one quick look. I'll mess around with the idea, see what comes out.

Edit: Table v1.0.

Active \ Passive	Kihtsah	Amirah	Rahman	Hakhpur	Teshiq	Medinah
Kihtsah	X	Neutral	(Passive)	Tie	Contrast	Passive
Amirah	Neutral	X	Contrast	Passive	Passive	Tie
Rahman	(Tie)	Passive	X	(Contrast)	Neutral	Passive
Hakhpur	Passive	Contrast	(Passive)	X	Tie	Neutral
Teshiq	Passive	Tie	Neutral	Passive	X	Contrast
Medinah	Contrast	Passive	Tie	Neutral	Passive	X

Notes:

• Populated with ideas so far; subject to revisions, changes, criticism, etc.
• "Passive" indicates that the connection has been established in the opposite direction, colour indicates type (blue: tie; red: contrast)
• For the table to be complete, there can only be one space left in each row and column. That space is the neutral connection.
• Parenthesis indicate connections that have not been detailed yet.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf