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Since the split happened and the Selelvians are no longer members of the Federation it has become evident that most of the population have few to no rights other than as a servant or employee of one family or another. As such they are provided for and protected by their employer who can request or order them to do anything. | Since the split happened and the Selelvians are no longer members of the Federation it has become evident that most of the population have few to no rights other than as a servant or employee of one family or another. As such they are provided for and protected by their employer who can request or order them to do anything. | ||
The Selelvian justice system maintains the death penalty. | The Selelvian justice system maintains the death penalty. Death is the demanded justice for those who would disturb this carefully created order and most find Selevians quite severe in their handling of matters of justice and the punishment for most crimes is death, quick and simple. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
The Selevians are devoted pantheists who believe in a serene natural order. They also believe that the creator of this order entrusted it's care to them and they are both it's chosen people and it's protectors. | |||
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==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
Outwardly Selevian culture is rather peaceful but this peace is kept in place by a near tyrannical quasi-theocracy since the split from the Federation. Most use their religion as justification for their control of the people if they believe it or not. Selevian culture is highly dedicated to intellectual pursuits and they consider themselves above most other species culturally and scientifically. While Selevian culture is rich it is now constantly being undermined by the post-Federation government and the once proud and graceful Selevian people are on a slow ship to oblivion. | |||