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===== Rolaan Culture ===== | ===== Rolaan Culture ===== | ||
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====Morals==== | ====Morals==== | ||
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The most important element of any Rolaan is their band. The individual chooses where it wraps around, from neck to arm to wrist to leg, and so on, but every Rolaan needs one. So naturally, a lot of care and detail goes into crafting the bands and decorating them thereafter. The purer the metals, the more effective and higher-class the band is. Oftentimes, solid platinum bands are the surest symbols of wealth and power among the Rolaan, but other metals of high purity are regarded just as highly. | The most important element of any Rolaan is their band. The individual chooses where it wraps around, from neck to arm to wrist to leg, and so on, but every Rolaan needs one. So naturally, a lot of care and detail goes into crafting the bands and decorating them thereafter. The purer the metals, the more effective and higher-class the band is. Oftentimes, solid platinum bands are the surest symbols of wealth and power among the Rolaan, but other metals of high purity are regarded just as highly. | ||
- | What's their aesthetic? What' | + | |
+ | Overall, the Rolaan give off the impression | ||
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+ | Wirework and metalworking are common pastimes for the Rolaan, giving them malleable materials that they can mould with their claws easily and into beautiful shapes. Rolaan love working with old scrap in particular, turning something old and unwanted into something fresh and inspirational - so much so that trinkets are a common barter item for the Rolaan. The more workmanship and beauty they can see in the item, the more intrinsic value it has in the market. Clayworking is another common pastime, although less popular due to the less inherently interesting nature of pots and cups. | ||
=== Fashion === | === Fashion === | ||
- | Given their poor vision, a lot of attention on rolaan fabrics is less on colour and more on texture and patterning. Wealthier Rolaan would tailor their clothes so that all attention and focus of their outfits is on their bands. Breeches and shorts are common items of apparel, since they offer pockets and covering without restricting mobility. | + | Given their poor vision, a lot of attention on rolaan fabrics is less on colour |
=== Architecture & Aesthetics === | === Architecture & Aesthetics === | ||
- | How do they construct things? What do they construct them like? | + | Rolaan architecture has a very Art Noveau feeling to it, owing much to the "hand crafted" |
==== Technology ==== | ==== Technology ==== | ||
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=== Magic === | === Magic === | ||
- | Rolaan are strongly in favor of magic use. It is their bread and butter, a common tool and aid in everyday affairs. The most important part, of course, is their bands. The bands help | + | Rolaan are strongly in favor of magic use. It is their bread and butter, a common tool and aid in everyday affairs. The most important part, of course, is their bands. The bands, of course, |
- | Does the society encourage magic use? How does it usually manifest? How does it affect their daily life? Are there common spellcasting traditions? | + | |
+ | Otherwise, one of the main focuses for Rolaan magical research are golems, particularly in the field of labor. Using a similar method to the one used to create bands, they can form a discus to affix to a formed body of minerals or rocks to use as a servant. Igneous rock works best for it, given the relative purity of the type, particularly when poured fresh from a magma vein. Sedimentary rock is by far the worst for a number of reasons, from crumbling easily to just not responding well to the methodology of command. The discus effectively is a program, allowing them to run a number of commands on it based on set conditions that occur (If; there is a piece of trash on the ground, then; pick it up and put it in the nearest can). Golems aren't used as widespread as bands, but they' | ||
=== Psionics === | === Psionics === | ||
- | Does the society use psionics? How does it usually manifest? How does it affect | + | Rolaan are not heavy psionics |
====Agriculture==== | ====Agriculture==== | ||
The only things Rolaan really farm are grazing crops to feed whatever their livestock is. | The only things Rolaan really farm are grazing crops to feed whatever their livestock is. | ||
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===Cooking=== | ===Cooking=== | ||
- | What are common | + | Rolaan tend to use fire magic to perform any roasting of meats, although they' |
====Religion==== | ====Religion==== | ||
Rolaan religion, when it is actually practiced, is centralized around the bands they all carry with them. Really, they' | Rolaan religion, when it is actually practiced, is centralized around the bands they all carry with them. Really, they' |