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| | **General Characteristics** || | | **General Characteristics** || | ||
| | Population | ~125, | | Population | ~125, | ||
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| A medieval-era world inhabited by alien wild-life and multiple species of diverse humans. There is no magic native on Gatalia, and humans are the primary sapient genus. | A medieval-era world inhabited by alien wild-life and multiple species of diverse humans. There is no magic native on Gatalia, and humans are the primary sapient genus. | ||
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| Individuals speak languages depending on which is commonly used in the area they are raised. They likely do not know how to read and write. | Individuals speak languages depending on which is commonly used in the area they are raised. They likely do not know how to read and write. | ||
| - | ==== Religion ==== | ||
| - | In the absence of centralized education, religion is a dominant force in the people of Gatalia. Religious practices are a powerful method of spreading and learning philosophical and scientific ideas among the common people. The unfortunate side effect of this is that misinformation spreads like wildfire, and it is all too easy for problematic religions to spark from otherwise intelligent and well-meaning ideas. | ||
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| - | Tales, folk legends and mythology are commonly used to explain the world, sometimes inaccurately and others; with alarming accuracy. Even when a legend is intended to teach a rather potent and specific lesson, it can often times be told simply for entertainment. As a result, meanings can get mixed up. | ||
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| - | In cultures which have them, religions play a significant role in peoples lives. Even for those who do not believe, daily routines may entirely center around sayings and myths, and people may partake of religious activities as a matter of routine without realizing it (such as having their fortune read at the end of each week). In many ways, oral tradition is its own technology which makes many of the features of Gatalian society at all possible. | ||
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| ===== Culture ===== | ===== Culture ===== | ||
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| + | //For Gatalian religions, see [[shards: | ||
| There is no unified culture in Gatalia, although many cultures share some similarities: | There is no unified culture in Gatalia, although many cultures share some similarities: | ||
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| ==== Literature ==== | ==== Literature ==== | ||
| As many people cannot read, images and picture-books are more common than thick, densely packed paragraphs of literature. Bards and other performers often know many tales and legends by heart, which makes it somewhat easier to learn history (although much of it is likely distorted and exaggerated for entertainment). Books as we know them; bland and void of images, are usually reserved for nobles and rich scholars who both have the skills necessary to read such volumes, and the reason to do so. | As many people cannot read, images and picture-books are more common than thick, densely packed paragraphs of literature. Bards and other performers often know many tales and legends by heart, which makes it somewhat easier to learn history (although much of it is likely distorted and exaggerated for entertainment). Books as we know them; bland and void of images, are usually reserved for nobles and rich scholars who both have the skills necessary to read such volumes, and the reason to do so. | ||
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| ==== Food ==== | ==== Food ==== | ||
| A challenge present for almost everyone on Gatalia is how to safely consume and preserve food. In colder regions, the lack of active pathogens makes eating raw flesh a possibility, | A challenge present for almost everyone on Gatalia is how to safely consume and preserve food. In colder regions, the lack of active pathogens makes eating raw flesh a possibility, | ||
| - | In all places, salt is a valued commodity. It seems magical in nature, with its ability to preserve and dry food for months, when normally it would spoil and become inedible in mere days or sometimes hours. Vinegar is similarly revered, as vegetables can be pickled in it, increasing flavor and shelf-life | + | In all places, salt is a valued commodity. It seems magical in nature, with its ability to preserve and dry food for months, when normally it would spoil and become inedible in mere days or sometimes hours. Vinegar is similarly revered, as vegetables can be pickled in it, increasing flavor and edible lifespan |
| ==== Art & Invention ==== | ==== Art & Invention ==== | ||
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