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For two, the Nayabaru suffered a massive identity crisis during the peak time of their war with the [[culture: | For two, the Nayabaru suffered a massive identity crisis during the peak time of their war with the [[culture: | ||
- | For three, Nayabaru born with an ability to lie (a neurological mutation) can exploit the system if they are intelligent enough to cover up evidence of their lies. Nayabaru are not commonly in the business of mistrusting each other and are happy to take the first plausible explanation of errant behaviour at face value. This flaw also extends toward Nayabaru that are simply unaware of their own insincerity (such as [[character: | + | For three, Nayabaru born with an ability to lie (a neurological mutation) can exploit the system if they are intelligent enough to cover up evidence of their lies. Nayabaru are not commonly in the business of mistrusting each other and are happy to take the first plausible explanation of errant behaviour at face value. This flaw also extends toward Nayabaru that are simply unaware of their own insincerity (such as Toben in the prequel book). |
Nayabaru are very accepting of their place in society and commonly eschew the idea of moving in either direction along the social axis, as rising would give them greater // | Nayabaru are very accepting of their place in society and commonly eschew the idea of moving in either direction along the social axis, as rising would give them greater // | ||
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That said, given their love of //honesty// as a virtue, they are a staunchly secular culture with a decent understanding of their own psychological functioning, | That said, given their love of //honesty// as a virtue, they are a staunchly secular culture with a decent understanding of their own psychological functioning, | ||
- | ===== Sub-cultures ===== | ||
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- | Sub-cultures are more title-based than they are regional. Nonetheless, | ||
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- | ==== Tain-Katal subculture ==== | ||
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- | The core Nayabaru subculture, Tain-Katal Nayabaru are the Nayabaru that live along the ' | ||
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- | It exhibits some cross-pollination effects with the Asheenagiji subculture. | ||
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- | ==== Asheenagiji subculture ==== | ||
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- | The main body of the Asheenagiji continent is a desert expanse. The Nayabaru in this subculture are less likely to reject outcasts from other areas, granting them a richer but more dangerous cultural landscape. It has the highest murder rate, largely because it has the highest number of psychotic individuals (some of which are even permitted to breed). | ||
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- | They have a stance toward inflicted death that is compatible with the base culture, but makes an exception for accidentally inflicted deaths (which most other Nayabaru sub-cultures make no exception for), which they do not punish. | ||
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- | The Asheenagiji subculture itself has no general stance on the kavkema, given there aren't many kavkema amongst the wastelands. | ||
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- | ==== Valesh Island subculture ==== | ||
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- | The area around Valesh as well as some of the islands south of Cetaros (but not all of them) is home to a Nayabaru subculture that has elevated their xenophobia of the kavkema to an art form that has pushed it back out the other end to give them a certain respect for them. | ||
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- | Perhaps ironically, they view the kavkema entirely as animals (though they grant them sapient ' | ||
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- | ==== Cetaros-Tabraan subculture ==== | ||
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- | The Cetaros-Tabraan subculture is another ' | ||
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- | Much like the Valesh Island subculture, they view the kavkema primarily as animals (but also grant them sapient ' | ||
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- | ==== Vatenas-Petraal subculture ==== | ||
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- | The Vatenas-Petraal subculture considers the kavkema entirely sapient and fully accountable for their actions. Accordingly, | ||
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- | ==== Sefusa subculture ==== | ||
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- | //(I would expect this to be a mix of Vatenas-Petraal and Tain-Katal, but I don't seem to have a feel for this.)// | ||
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- | ==== Reeva Peninsula subculture ==== | ||
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- | The Reeva Peninsula subculture can, from an outside perspective on the Nayabaru, be considered a radicalist subculture. While they are not under the same pressures as the Asheenagiji subculture to be tolerant of deviants, they possess a similar principle. The Reeva subculture has avenues for social redemption. | ||
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- | Since they do not consider social failing to be a permanent affliction, they are the most likely of the Nayabaru to //talk// to the kavkema, rather than simply antagonising them. That said, as with all Nayabaru, their social harmony overrides any interest they may have in ' | ||
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- | Similarly, the Reeva Peninsula subculture is the source of //Nayabaru without a title// as a legitimate notion, having pioneered the concept. | ||
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- | All in all, they consider one's social place as far more mobile than the rest of the Nayabaru, though they would still be very confused by someone changing jobs more than once in their life. | ||
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- | ===== Government ===== | ||
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- | Nayabaru society is governed in an **anarcho-totalitarian** fashion. | ||
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- | They have almost no concept of centralised government, with the exception of the // | ||
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- | On the other hand, they are such a strongly social culture that ostracism is a grave threat to any one of them, on average making them eager to please those who they could consider their direct superiors. It is frequent enough that a Nayabaru is pressured by his subjective superiors to ' | ||
===== Society ===== | ===== Society ===== | ||
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Sociopolitical interactions occur on two levels: Title and individual. Leverage occurs by titles. Nayabaru do not question titles, themselves practically unable to lie about their own. Titles are more transient than individual identity, of course, though they are //much// more static than in human cultures. | Sociopolitical interactions occur on two levels: Title and individual. Leverage occurs by titles. Nayabaru do not question titles, themselves practically unable to lie about their own. Titles are more transient than individual identity, of course, though they are //much// more static than in human cultures. | ||
- | ==== Titles ==== | ||
- | Nayabaru tend to choose their own titles once they mature, based on their honest assessment of their capabilities and strengths, and have a strong incentive to pick a reasonable one, as it is their //title// that is under scrutiny: | ||
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- | Should another Nayabaru have beef with them, it is almost without a doubt linked to their title. Titles impose certain expected behaviours upon the Nayabaru that have them, granting them authority in some matters and no authority in others. For example, the // | ||
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- | A title challenge is a simple depiction of how actions and title do not mesh. Thus challenged, a Nayabaru must either | ||
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- | - plausibly refute the points,\\ or | ||
- | - grant that the points are valid and | ||
- | - strive to make amends, as well as plausibly promise not to breach the title' | ||
- | - rescind the title. | ||
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- | If a refutation is successful, the Nayabaru that spoke the challenge is generally considered to owe the challenged party a favour (in proportion to the social status gap between them). | ||
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- | Losing a title is formally not the end of the world, but very unpleasant to Nayabaru, as it takes time for them to find another, and in the time that they have no title, they have only their individual identity, which is far more sacred, and all Nayabaru strive desperately to keep out of disputes. | ||
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- | The only true means to ' | ||
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- | ==== Social scrutiny ==== | ||
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- | Nayabaru are generally very liberal in their social understanding, | ||
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- | * actions linked to titles, which are expected to be meticulously in line, both in superiors and inferiors | ||
- | * blatant crime (most notably murder), which bypasses titles entirely (unless the title might be considered an excuse for said crime, in which case it is considered the criminal rather than the individual Nayabaru) and results in ostracism | ||
- | * kavkem sympathy | ||
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- | Kavkem sympathy is not considered all bad. Words are cheap in this regard and an individual Nayabaru can lament the treatment of kavkema all they wish, treat kavkema nicely in the privacy of their own home, and politely request better treatment for kavkema from the people who detain them, but even the slightest action that could be taken to be sabotage of a different Nayabaru' | ||
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- | Generally speaking, all Nayabaru are friends with each other. They tend to speak their mind openly amongst each other and are rarely deeply offended by a comment made. Heated debates are extremely rare - even the severe disagreements that result in title challenges tend to be had in quiet, open-minded conversation. | ||
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- | Despite their social nature, however, Nayabaru are still very individualistic, | ||
==== Title-free individuals ==== | ==== Title-free individuals ==== | ||
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Note that deliberately title-free Nayabaru exist, though they have traditionally been considered dangerous individuals, | Note that deliberately title-free Nayabaru exist, though they have traditionally been considered dangerous individuals, | ||
- | ==== Courtesy ==== | ||
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- | The Nayabaru believe in a fairly generous personal space between strangers (roughly to the degree of '// | ||
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- | The Nayabaru species engage in a customary handshake. | ||
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- | ===== Titles and Positions ===== | ||
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- | The following titles or positions are known at this point in time: | ||
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- | ^ Title ^ Rank ^ Meaning ^ | ||
- | | Karesejat | 5 - Highest | Final arbiter, defender of the Nayabaru, direct commander of Hesh and related titles | | ||
- | | Seklushi | 4 - High | Chemist, biologist, sociologist and psychologist | | ||
- | | Hesh | 2 - Low | Guard, warrior and scout (focussed on kavkema but just as likely to engage Nayabaru outlaws) | | ||
- | | - | 2 - Low | Artisan | | ||
- | | Yereso | 1 - Lowest | Veterinarian | | ||
- | | Neese | - | - | | ||
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- | Rank granularity is approximate. | ||
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- | Keep in mind that Nayabaru usually only invoke their hierarchical position to //fell decisions//, | ||
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- | ==== Tattoos ==== | ||
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- | It is customary that a Nayabaru reaching a mostly stable height is tattooed with insignia befitting their role. How elaborate the tattoos are in shape is inversely proportional to the social rank it conveys; that said, more //colours// usually pertain to a higher rank. For example, // | ||
==== Banners ==== | ==== Banners ==== |
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