Editing Antinium (section)

==== Lifespan ====
Most Antinium are created through Birther Vats. These Birthers need to be monitored by a Queen to function, are difficult to transport, and cannot make more of themselves, requiring a Queen to create new ones. They are also so fragile that if one shouted in their presence, they would be injured and lose the Antinium they were creating. Recently, the [[Twisted Queen]] improved on the design and created Autonomous Birthers. These Birthers are easier to transport, do not require a queen to function, are able to clone themselves, and have their resistance upgraded to thick glass.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/04/10/8-16/ Chapter 8.16]</ref> However, currently they still aren't fully independent, as they can be miscalibrated or underfed and produce poor quality results.<ref>{{VERef|Volume 9 – Epilogue}}</ref> The creation process of a Queen is unknown, and the Queens of Izril have lost the means or knowledge to make new ones.

[[First Grand Queen|The 1st Grand Queen ]]was said to have lived for several centuries, although it is not known whether she naturally lived that long or if she had to undergo the [[Rite of Anastases]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/07/04/2-34/ Chapter 2.34]</ref> If Grand Queens live as long as ''Queens,'' then it is more likely that the 1st Grand Queen was forced to make use of the Rite. Before the [[Free Queen|Queen of the Free Antinium]] left Rhir, which means a bit over 20 years ago, she was considered "young, a new Queen, barely more than a child".<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/31/4-24/Chapter Chapter 4.24]</ref> And, yet, Klbkch wondered only after around 2 decades if it is time for her to go through the Rite, as she is "certainly old". This shows that the Queens have even shorter lifespans than Humans.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/06/07/2-27/ Chapter 2.27]</ref>

[[File:Soldier_Antinium_by_BroscipleOfBrodin.jpg|thumb|left|Soldier Antinium vs. Undead, by [[Fanworks/Brosciple of Brodin|Brosciple Of Brodin]]]]As for the Workers, one can make a rough estimation based on Pawn's statements. He said to have been "created ''long'' after those wars", which refers to the 2 Antinium Wars. The last one happened only 12 years ago, though it hasn't yet been revealed when it ended.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/12/02/3-34/ Chapter 3.34]</ref> Furthermore, he also said that he "lived ''more than half'' of the average Worker’s lifespan".<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/11/16/1-27/ Chapter 1.27]</ref> This would mean that if one were to say that he had been created around 9 years ago, his total lifespan would probably at most be around 17 years. Although, when he was talking about the average Worker's lifespan, he might have not been referring to how long they ''naturallly ''live but their short life expectancy that is the result of being often used as soldiers in the dungeon. It is confirmed that their lifespan is at the very least above 13 years, and that it is around that age that they start to deteriorate in quality due to old age.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/05/21/6-18-h/ Chapter 6.18 H]</ref>

While it is not known how long ''exactly'' the Workers live, it is known that when they grow old, they will become slower, to the point that they would be given jobs fitting their station. As they keep aging, they will reach the point were they would be too slow and too weary, until they curl up and stop breathing.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/02/17/4-13-l/ Chapter 4.13 L]</ref>