Random thought on materia, prompted by an RP post, while I've made up such gems as the Sex materia but what about something more... domestic? Something like the Cleaning materia - which gives it's bearer instintive knowledge of all sorts of cleaning techniques and an ability to detect dirtiness - or the Cooking materia - which turns it's bearer into a gormet cook.
Really, just because they aren't combat skills doesn't mean they couldn't exist! ^_~
Edit: a couple more to add:
Sewing materia - all the knowledge on how to sew/knit/etc.
and...
Garden materia - all the knowledge of how to take care of plants.
I think these count as a subgroup of materia all of their own - the Domestic Materia! And together with the Sex materia a full set of mastered Domestic materia can be taken to your local Huge Materia and turned into a Master Domestic - aka the Good Little Homemaker Materia.
Note: I may at some point in the furture add more materia to the Domestic Materia - just depends on if I think of something that fits.
Really, just because they aren't combat skills doesn't mean they couldn't exist! ^_~
Edit: a couple more to add:
Sewing materia - all the knowledge on how to sew/knit/etc.
and...
Garden materia - all the knowledge of how to take care of plants.
I think these count as a subgroup of materia all of their own - the Domestic Materia! And together with the Sex materia a full set of mastered Domestic materia can be taken to your local Huge Materia and turned into a Master Domestic - aka the Good Little Homemaker Materia.
Note: I may at some point in the furture add more materia to the Domestic Materia - just depends on if I think of something that fits.