Xitlalmina

The idea is to add a new specialization for colonists : the wet nurse. Maybe there's a better term for it, but it's the best I can think of for the idea.

The wet nurse specialization does not add any benefits to activity rolls or unlock anything new, like thief with scavenging. At most, maybe wet nurses are slightly more likely to find orphaned whelps, if those could even be found in observation. (I don't even know if orphaned whelps can even be found through observation. And tbh that last part feels like asking for too much)

What it does do is that whelp litters nursed by specialized wet nurses become a bit stronger than usual, adding maybe 3 allocatable stat points to the whelps. If the points are constant, 3 stat points max seems like a fair amount that won't be game breaking. If the amount of points is randomized, maybe it could be the equivalent of a d6 or a d4 +1.

With the unlocking of the Baby Formula research, the wet nurse specialization would not need to be gender locked.

The downside I do see to this is that choosing a nurse seems to only be an option when the female of a breeding does not belong to the host. (I might have gotten that wrong; I've not hosted a breeding yet.) To get around that, the following can be done:

• allow a nurse even when the female is part of the host colony
• Instead of completely replacing the mother, allow those with the wet nurse specialty to assist the mother
• not do anything. This will encourage the trade of female breeding slots across colonies so that specialized wet nurses have greater use

And only allowing a wet nurse to raise one litter at a time would be a reasonable limit. It also makes sense that it would be a constitution-based specialty, as taking care of an infant at any hour of the day or night is a measure of one's endurance in a sense.