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   * The respect they offer to bigger sapients that don't try to eat them is very all-encompassing. At least, until they become familiar with individuals.   * The respect they offer to bigger sapients that don't try to eat them is very all-encompassing. At least, until they become familiar with individuals.
   * Admiration based theft is about things of little value, taking something and saying "I like you so much that this little trinket means the world to me!"   * Admiration based theft is about things of little value, taking something and saying "I like you so much that this little trinket means the world to me!"
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 +=== Friendship, Romance, and Courtship ===
 +Rolaan aren't a species that abide by a mate-for-life concept, but they have genetic ties to clanship. A rolaan without a clan usually finds a group to work and stay with. An isolated rolaan generally does not do so well, mentally. 
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 +=== Crime ===
 +Crime in Rolaan society is often punished by indentured servitude, as a "pound of flesh" measure to prevent further crimes. The trials deigning the sentences are little more than notary meetings, to figure the category of crime and then any necessary extensions or shortenings based on specifics about the case, and then the penalty is assigned. Special enchantmented bands are used to 'encourage' the convicted party to complete their sentence. In the event of food theft, the death penalty is used. In the event of theft of eggs or even more severe crimes, the wronged party often attains specialized vengeful reparations against the criminal, which are presided over by the Trial and deemed "fair" or "unfair" as the punishment.
 ====Style==== ====Style====
 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's the general impression left on the viewer? How do they go about doing this?+ 
 +Overall, the Rolaan give off the impression that they are a freer people, often with their perceivably upbeat interactions with the world and flowing fabrics. Rolaan focus on texture rather than colour when it comes to their art and architecture. 
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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. They tend to wear looser things up top with lots of pockets+Given their poor vision, a lot of attention on rolaan fabrics is less on colour (As in, no coordination on colour) and more on texture and patterning. The band's placement on a Rolaan body is chosen during a specific ceremony, allowing their custom band for adulthood to be set anywhere on their body - but once it's on, it tends to be on the rest of their life. Breeches and shorts are common items of apparel, since they offer pockets and covering without restricting mobility. They tend to wear looser things up top with lots of pockets to carry the things they find - pocket ponchos, capes, and shawls very popular items among the rolaan, although they don't always wear clothes up top. 
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 +Wealthier Rolaan would tailor their clothes so that all attention and focus of their outfits is on their bands. Additionally, they love embedding small gemstones into their scales, or removing a scale and placing a flat gem in the place of that.
  
 === Architecture & Aesthetics === === Architecture & Aesthetics ===
-Rolaan architecture has a very Art Noveau feeling to it, owing much to the "hand crafted" nature their magic allows in their warrens. Lots of smooth curves and rootlike detailing all around.  +Rolaan architecture has a very Art Noveau feeling to it, owing much to the "hand crafted" nature their magic allows in their warrens. Lots of smooth curves and rootlike detailing all around. Much of it is to communicate feeling through texture and patterns and how it plays with the eyes rather like the way more vision-heavy races use colour to do the same.
-How do they construct things? What do they construct them like? +
  
 ==== Technology ==== ==== Technology ====
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 ===Cooking=== ===Cooking===
-What are common cooking traditions? What is a likely flavour profile?+Rolaan tend to use fire magic to perform any roasting of meats, although they're more than happy to eat things raw provided they're scented right. True to their senses, Rolaan cooking is much more about aroma than flavour, and anybody who tries a Rolaan meal will feel underwhelmed by the fact that they smelled something fantastic and was delivered something rather tasteless.
 ====Religion==== ====Religion====
 Rolaan religion, when it is actually practiced, is centralized around the bands they all carry with them. Really, they're very lax about practicing save for the banding ritual, which is the single most important day of a Rolaan's early life. Rolaan religion, when it is actually practiced, is centralized around the bands they all carry with them. Really, they're very lax about practicing save for the banding ritual, which is the single most important day of a Rolaan's early life.
  
-===Core Tenets===+===Core Tenet===
   * The Ring Protects   * The Ring Protects
  
 ===Ceremony === ===Ceremony ===
   * Banding ritual - up until pubescence, Rolaan children trade out their bands on a regular basis due to growth. But, on the threshold of adulthood, a ceremony is held to create a custom band for them that is often worn for the rest of their life. It is a time for much rejoicing.   * Banding ritual - up until pubescence, Rolaan children trade out their bands on a regular basis due to growth. But, on the threshold of adulthood, a ceremony is held to create a custom band for them that is often worn for the rest of their life. It is a time for much rejoicing.
 +  * Treija - A holiday starting just after beginning of autumn (These days just marked on a calendar based on a planet's equinox) celebrating the legendary mage who taught her fellow Rolaan about magic and uplifted them to become the dominant species on their planet. These days, it's a celebration that brings together many clans from a region to a wonderful week long festival of food, fun, and courtship.
  
  
 ====Traditions==== ====Traditions====
-What are common traditions the culture holds? Is it annual, or based on some celestial alignment, or based on weather conditions, and so on. +The Rolaan have only a few traditions besides the religious ones, but they're very important. 
-  * The Day of Regonition - A day that happens at the end of a season. It's a quiet affair celebrating the birthdays of everybody from the past season, anointing them for congratulations on another year of life.+  * The Day of Recognition - A day that happens at the end of a season. It's a quiet affair celebrating the birthdays of everybody from the past season, anointing them for congratulations on another year of life.
   * The Feast of Passing - A celebration following the day of recognition that lasts for three days. It is a happy event that celebrates the deaths of those in the clan and give their spirits a welcome sendoff.   * The Feast of Passing - A celebration following the day of recognition that lasts for three days. It is a happy event that celebrates the deaths of those in the clan and give their spirits a welcome sendoff.
  
 ===Birth and Death=== ===Birth and Death===
-Rolaan do not see much by way of celebrating birth, another holdover from the "survive the beast" mentality. Instead, they treat birthdays as a solemn occurrence not as individuals but as a group, celebrating the ones that survived for the season of their birth. For those that have died, strangely, it is much more joyous. IN essence, an occassion to give the deceased a sendoff.  +Rolaan do not see much by way of celebrating birth, another holdover from the "survive the beast" mentality. Instead, they treat birthdays as a solemn occurrence not as individuals but as a group, celebrating the ones that survived for the season of their birth. For those that have died, strangely, it is much more joyous. IN essence, an occasion to give the deceased a sendoff.  
-How do they celebrate birth? Do they mourn the dead? Etc.+
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