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((Hello Daniel. If you can find a pic to use for your species I will create a species page on the ILI master list for it to be moved to. You can continue to work on it till you feel it is ready. I did another quick read through. No comments at this time as i know you are still working on it. As always you can ask me anytime for comments or suggestions. You can delete this as soon as you have read it. Daryl - Cmdr. Tal Tel-ar)) | |||
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'''Paelians''' ''(Paelian: | '''Paelians''' ''(Paelian: tʊpæl)'' are amphibian humanoids native to three worlds: [[Paelia]] in the [[Pael System]], [[Nera]] in the [[Nera system]] and [[Nemea]] in the [[Nemea system]]. In 2298 they joined the Federation together with another allied species, the [[Ranjeen]]. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
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===Pael=== | ===Pael=== | ||
* '''Quadrant''': | * '''Quadrant''': {{ma|Alpha-Quadrant}} | ||
* '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | * '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Paelia | * '''Proper Name''': Paelia | ||
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===Nera=== | ===Nera=== | ||
* '''Quadrant''': | * '''Quadrant''': {{ma|Alpha-Quadrant}} | ||
* '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | * '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Nera | * '''Proper Name''': Nera | ||
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===Nemea=== | ===Nemea=== | ||
* '''Quadrant''': | * '''Quadrant''': {{ma|Alpha-Quadrant}} | ||
* '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | * '''Location''': -Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300) | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Nemea | * '''Proper Name''': Nemea | ||
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* '''Diameter''': 14,949 km (9,289 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 14,949 km (9,289 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1.1 G with a density of 5.8 g/cm³ | * '''Gravity''': 1.1 G with a density of 5.8 g/cm³ | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': | * '''Axial Tilt''': 16.5° tilt and two seasons | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | ||
* '''Rotational Period''': 34 hours | * '''Rotational Period''': 34 hours | ||
* '''Classification''': M | * '''Classification''': M | ||
** '''Surface Water''': | ** '''Surface Water''': 73% | ||
** '''Atmosphere''': 1.7 p is standard pressure with 71% nitrogen, 28% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.7 p is standard pressure with 71% nitrogen, 28% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': 7 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ** '''Climate''': 7 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 7,9 billion | ||
===Nera=== | ===Nera=== | ||
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* '''Number of Natural Sattelites''': 7 | * '''Number of Natural Sattelites''': 7 | ||
* '''Diameter''': 10,009 km (6,219 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 10,009 km (6,219 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': | * '''Gravity''': 2.1 G with a density of 5.9 g/cm³ | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 1.87°, no appreciable tilt and no seasons | * '''Axial Tilt''': 1.87°, no appreciable tilt and no seasons | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | ||
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** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 81% nitrogen, 18% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 81% nitrogen, 18% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': 4 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ** '''Climate''': 4 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 800 million | ||
===Nemea=== | ===Nemea=== | ||
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* '''Diameter''': 11,721 km (7,283 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 11,721 km (7,283 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1.8 G with a density of 6.8 g/cm³ | * '''Gravity''': 1.8 G with a density of 6.8 g/cm³ | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': | * '''Axial Tilt''': 49,2° tilt resulting in six seasons | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | ||
* '''Rotational Period''': 19 hours | * '''Rotational Period''': 19 hours | ||
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** '''Surface Water''': 44% | ** '''Surface Water''': 44% | ||
** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 63% nitrogen, 36% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 63% nitrogen, 36% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': | ** '''Climate''': Tropical | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 1,8 billion | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Early space travelling=== | ===Early space travelling=== | ||
The first Paelian colony ship was only able to run at half impulse at maximum. Its leave was followed by brutal attacks on the orginal Paelian homeworld by marauding Klingons. Although no Paelian resisted Paelia was dramatically devasted causing some people to doubt if space was the right place for them to be. The construction of a second ship was stopped until the colony ship returned and reported that they were successful on populating an uninhabitated world which they called Nemea. Almost immediately another space ship was built to travel twice as fast as the first one. | The first Paelian colony ship was only able to run at half impulse at maximum. Its leave was followed by brutal attacks on the orginal Paelian homeworld by marauding Klingons. Although no Paelian resisted Paelia was dramatically devasted causing some people to doubt if space was the right place for them to be. The construction of a second ship was stopped until the colony ship returned and reported that they were successful on populating an uninhabitated world which they called Nemea. Almost immediately another space ship was built to travel twice as fast as the first one while being smaller. | ||
The second colony ship set off for another world and established another colony where Paelian culture would develop from that time on. This world they called Nera. Even though Klingon marauders came back some times after their initial attack Paelians never lost their pacificistic attitude. They did not even passively resist the invaders and thereby got them to lose interest after a while. About a century after the foundation of the colonies and the Klingon attacks Paelians made once more first contact with a spacefaring species, the Ranjeen, which proved to be more fertile. One of the technologies exchanged was warp-drive which enabled the Paelians to travel to their colonies in some weeks instead of decades. Nonetheless the three worlds would continue to exist as three different Paelian subcultures. | |||
===Entering the Interstellar community=== | ===Entering the Interstellar community=== | ||
When the Klingons, at this time at war with the Federation, looked for ressourceful planets they could occupy, they heard about Nemea. Rumours of them being great hunters and constantly fighting their world's unkind envrionment. Their interest in conquering a more honourable opponment's world was great and so they decided to launch an invasion on both the Ranjeen homeworld and Nemea. In | When the Klingons, at this time at war with the Federation, looked for ressourceful planets they could occupy, they heard about Nemea. Rumours of them being great hunters and constantly fighting their world's unkind envrionment. Their interest in conquering a more honourable opponment's world was great and so they decided to launch an invasion on both the Ranjeen homeworld and Nemea. In 2267 ({{ma|Old World calendar}}) the United Federation of Planets intervened into the conflict that was about to start. Both, the Ranjeen and the Paelians had applied for membership in the Federation. The Klingons knew that if the two worlds joined the Federation Starfleet's strategical position in the war would be improved by far. To avoid this they agreed to declare all three Paelian worlds, the Ranjeen homeworld and its single colony a Neutral zone for the duration of the war. After 2293 when the relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire changed for the better, the Ranjeen and the Paelian people were allowed to join the Federation. At the end of 2297 the Ranjeen got the status of a full member shortly followed by the Paelians in early 2298. As citizens of the Federation Paelians and Ranjeen were allowed to apply for Starfleet. Some time passed before anybody liked to do that but in the end individuals of both species decided to join Starfleet. | ||
==Physiology== | |||
Paelians resemble Bolians in appearance, and are distinguished by their ears, barbels around the mouth and their distinctively smaller palms and feet, which exhibit longer fingers. Actually the length added to their fingers is coming from the missing metacarpal and metatarsal bones. Between their fingers and toes remained some interdigital webbing which isn't tensed all the time. | |||
== | ===Ectotherm circulatory system== | ||
Paelians | Paelian bodies don't generate enough heat by themselves. Paelians rely largely on external heat sources such as sunlight to achieve their optimal body temperature for various bodily activities. Accordingly they depend on ambient conditions to reach operational body temperatures. They also have lower metabolic rates than other endotherm species. Paelians need much less food than other species of similar body mass. | ||
Because Paelians depend on environmental conditions for body temperature regulation, tradition made them a diurnal species. Even though they have special clothing to go out by night it is not common for them to do so even today. Most culture's hunting strategies consisted of "wait and hit"-strategies to avoid overexaggerating. On other world than Paelia and Nera it can be hard for Paelians to find proper sources of heat. While being stationed on a Starfleet starship they usually wear special thermal clothing that keeps them warm enough to perform their duty. | |||
===Organ system=== | ===Organ system=== | ||
The internal structure of the Paelian body is completely different from Bolians. Gills allow Paelians to breath under water while they have lungs to breath on land. Instead of lots of organs Paelians possess a very decentralized structure of innards. The removal of waste products from breathing or drinking is performed by the veins and arteries. Paelians also do lack a heart which is compensated by hundreds of small muscles placed at crossings of blood vessels. A complex network of nerves performs all functions usually covered by a brain. Unlike most other systems of the Paelian body their digestive system is quite normal. | The internal structure of the Paelian body is completely different from Bolians. Gills allow Paelians to breath under water while they have lungs to breath on land. Instead of lots of organs Paelians possess a very decentralized structure of innards. The removal of waste products from breathing or drinking is performed by the veins and arteries. Paelians also do lack a heart which is compensated by hundreds of small muscles placed at crossings of blood vessels. A complex network of nerves performs all functions usually covered by a brain. Unlike most other systems of the Paelian body their digestive system is quite normal regarded by other Humanoids' point of view. | ||
===Paelian sexes=== | |||
Although Paelians share the same tones of blue which they go through between their moultings there is a range of different patterns which helps identifying the sex. The distinctive patterns, more easily felt by touch than by eye sight, are even more distinctive. They become obvious when Paelians bluesh, though. In addition the colour of their eyes differ slightly. While "male" Paelians have eye colours ranging from red purple to blue green, "female" Paelians' eye colours range from blue green to yellow orange and "xemale's" eyes are coloured something in the range between yellow orange and red violet. | |||
===Reproductive System=== | ===Reproductive System=== | ||
Paelians evolved to a species with three different sexes that mostly differ by their reproductive organs. Due to a certain ambivalence every Paelian can bear a child and fertilize other Paelians. The three sexes were named "male", "female" and "xemale" by Federation scientists. Males are able to fertilize females, females can fertilize xemales and xemales can fertilize males. The children of those couples are always belong to the sex not involved in the reproductive process. Rarely homosexual couples are also able to give life to a baby. In that case the child would be of the same sex. | Paelians evolved to a species with three different sexes that mostly differ by their reproductive organs. Due to a certain ambivalence every Paelian can bear a child and fertilize other Paelians. The three sexes were named "male", "female" and "xemale" by Federation scientists. Males are able to fertilize females, females can fertilize xemales and xemales can fertilize males. The children of those couples are always belong to the sex not involved in the reproductive process. Rarely homosexual couples are also able to give life to a baby. In that case the child would be of the same sex. | ||
Unlike most humanoid species Paelians have two genitals | Unlike most humanoid species Paelians have two genitals. Very much like most humanoid species their sexual organs are openings that do also cover functions of the digestive system. While urine is poured out through the frontal genital, the posterior sexual organ expells faeces, too. All three sexes transmit the semen through the frontal genital and receive it by their posterior genital. | ||
Paelians lay eggs which exit the Paelian body through the posterior genital. Once their offspring hatched, they need to be breast-fed by at least one of their parents. For this purpose, all sexes posses breasts. It totally depends on the culture only whether both, mother and father, feed their children with breast milk or only one of them. | |||
===Moulting=== | ===Moulting=== | ||
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Although it was widely discussed if mental disorders might be a reason enough to interfere with a Paelian's right of absolute freedom. It is up to the psychologist's opinion and judgement if he is willing to do something if necessary against the patient's will. Since there is no law to act upon psychologists will only have to face their own conscience and ask themselves for which steps they can take the responsibility. This did result in some tragedies but also in a generally quite impressive integration of disabled people into society. | Although it was widely discussed if mental disorders might be a reason enough to interfere with a Paelian's right of absolute freedom. It is up to the psychologist's opinion and judgement if he is willing to do something if necessary against the patient's will. Since there is no law to act upon psychologists will only have to face their own conscience and ask themselves for which steps they can take the responsibility. This did result in some tragedies but also in a generally quite impressive integration of disabled people into society. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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===Arts=== | ===Arts=== | ||
Paelian arts have developed of the people's needs. Wherever people start building houses they'll get to a point at which they want some aesthetic elements, too. The same goes for tools, early furniture and other objects. In the course of time, Paelians started to paint pictures on land and under water or composing music. But most of it still had a function. Only when Paelians increased the crop some people started painting pursued for their own sake. Others started to write fictional stories. | Paelian arts have developed of the people's needs. Wherever people start building houses they'll get to a point at which they want some aesthetic elements, too. The same goes for tools, early furniture and other objects. In the course of time, Paelians started to paint pictures on land and under water or composing music. But most of it still had a function. Only when Paelians increased the crop some people started painting pursued for their own sake. Others started to write fictional stories or compose songs. | ||
In the course of time, artists emerged as a new profession. They dedicated their lives to art. But when more ressources were available art became an activity for other people than artists, too. Drawing or painting to music became a very popular party activity. Most of Paelian literature was contributed to by more than one Paelian. Otherwise they treat art like many other peoples of the galaxy. | |||
====architecture==== | |||
Paelian have always appreciated accommodations partly flooded by water. Earliest settlements were placed at river banks which were enlarged by creating canals parallel to the river. Each Paelian house was not just build by the water but in it. The basement and sometimes even more floors beneath the ground floor were filled with water completely. To ensure that the water keeps fresh, each of house was build in the river's current. Two openings in the walls opposed to the river's current functioned as a water supply and as drain. Most houses also featured a ground floor that was waist-high filled with water. | |||
Because Paelians never came up with private sphere, nobody thought of doors. Openings in the walls were supposed to let sunshine as well as other people in. To defend against wild animals Paelians erected palisads, or digged deep, dry ditches. Against predators entering the settlements through its river, Paelians used fishing nets. | |||
====Interior design==== | |||
Inside a Paelian house there is usually a lot of water. To avoid mildew Paelians learned early to prefer metal for their furniture. On higher floors wood was used, too. Living on these dry levels has lead to the invention of the halajao, a cylinder filled with water, which worked as a sleeping accommodation. | |||
Another problem was caused by the ground floor. On this floor water was usually waist-high. The river's current, which ran through the houses, too, was felt here at most. Therefore Paelians invented furniture that consisted of one or more boards which were connected by four ropes to the ground floor's typically high ceiling. Whenever something lying on those "shelves" were needed, one could lower those boards easily. A single board was often used as a liftable table. | |||
===Languages=== | ===Languages=== | ||
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====Neran dialect==== | ====Neran dialect==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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!Paelian !!English !!Meaning | !Paelian !!English !!Meaning | ||
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| Asay(pronounced æsaj) || - || Question tag | | Asay(pronounced æsaj) || - || Question tag | ||
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| Eilibio (pronounced eɪlɪbɪo) || Paper || Eilibioa is a thin paper-like material made from a | | Eilibio (pronounced eɪlɪbɪo) || Paper || Eilibioa is a thin paper-like material made from a plant on Nera. It's blue-coloured. | ||
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| Halayao (pronounced hɑlajao) || Bed/ Bathtub || Sohn Stephans II. | | Halayao (pronounced hɑlajao) || Bed/ Bathtub || Sohn Stephans II. | ||
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| Moy (pronounced mɔʏ || Well || This word can basically mean anything and nothing. If used without additive words it's similar to the English "well", the French "alors" or the German "also". | | Moy (pronounced mɔʏ || Well || This word can basically mean anything and nothing. If used without additive words it's similar to the English "well", the French "alors" or the German "also". | ||
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| Moy atalomo (pronounced mɔʏ ætɔlomo || - || The word "atalomo" is turning the word "moy" a positive reply | | Moy atalomo (pronounced mɔʏ ætɔlomo) || - || The word "atalomo" is turning the word "moy" a positive reply. | ||
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| Moy | | Moy sideov (pronounced mɔʏ sideɔf) || - || The word "sideov" is added to moy to represent disappointment or sadness. | ||
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| Moy | | Moy nanao (pronounced mɔʏ nanao) || - || The word "naono" adds an expression of amazement, astonishment, surprise or confusion to the word "moy". In most cases, it can be considered like "wow". | ||
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| Moy, moy, moy (pronounced mɔʏ, mɔʏ, mɔʏ) || - || Just like "moy" generally can mean anything, this expression can be used to mark very much joy, a huge surprise but also savere sadness and many other extreme feelings. | |||
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===Body languages=== | ===Body languages=== | ||
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====Neran gestures and facial expressions==== | ====Neran gestures and facial expressions==== | ||
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" | |||
Blinking | |- | ||
!Gesture/ Facial expression !!Meaning | |||
Bloating | |- | ||
| Blinking eyes || Since Paelians naturally don't blink, opening and closing eyes is a indication for a high level of stress (although the very opposite can happen to: Eyes staying widely open). It appears oftenly in combination with shaking one's head and breathing fast. In this case it would indicate that the Paelian is 'crying'. Physical and mental pain both can be cause to this reaction which is hard to control. | |||
Bluesh | |- | ||
| Bloating ||Paelians can bloat their neck (especially the "soft" part where the carotid artery and the throat are; not the part around the spine). When a Paelian bloats the neck/throat, it basically looks like a frog's vocal sac but smaller. It is also seperated by the ridge which is situated vertically upon a Paelian's body. | |||
Cheek-rub | |- | ||
| Bluesh || Almost like blushing, Paelians "bluesh", which means that their faces become blue instead of red (due to the color of their blood). The word was made up by the Starfleet Captain that was present at first contact with the Paelians. It is used by others to describe Paelians blushing ever since. | |||
Closing eyes | |- | ||
| Cheek-rub || The gesture roughly translated as cheek-rub is a gesture of trust and relatedness. As a romantic or erotic gesture it was initially used by Paelians that were unable to kiss non-Paelians (mostly Humans demanding that) due to their toxic salvia. When those aliens demanded an alternative gesture, many Paelians started to use the cheeck-rub. In the long run, the original meaning of the gesture was forgotten and its meaning changed amongst Paelians, too. | |||
Covering torso | |- | ||
| Closing eyes || This is a gesture oftenly considered equal to human sighing. It can be used to stress relief, sorrow or pity. But the similarity between the two gestures goes even further. Just like humans don't need to sigh, Paelians do not need to blink either. They close their eyes only to sleep. | |||
Ducking head | |- | ||
Fast | | Covering torso || Like most Humanoid species, Paelians instinctively try to cover their vitally important organs assembled at the torso when they feel threatened. It takes a lot of training to lose this instinctive behaviour. | ||
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Kissing | | Ducking head || Like most Humanoid species, Paelians instinctively try to duck their head when they feel threatened. Although ducking the head limits the field of view very much, it can save the head and thus the brain from injury. It takes a lot of training to lose this instinctive behaviour. | ||
|- | |||
Loosening/Stiffening the neck | | Fast Breathing|| Increased frequency of breath might show exhaustion. But in company of blinking eyes and shaking one's head, this resembles the Paelian version of 'crying'. It can be caused by mental or physical pain and is hard to control. | ||
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Nodding | | Kissing || Kissing has originally never been a Paelian gesture but was slowly becoming a part of their body language when Terranisation took place (after First Contact and establishing a membership in the Federation). However, Paelians can only kiss each other. Kissing someone not belonging to their species might kill the other one due to the toxic salvia of Paelians. A species with mucous membranes as robust as Paelian ones might be able to kiss a Paelian, though. However, they would need to make sure before that their spittles don't react with each other. | ||
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Rubbing someone's cheek | | Loosening/Stiffening the neck || Paelians can also simply make their throat/neck appear stiff, loose or waving. They have very much control of their skin at this area, far more control than they have of their facial expressions. Basically you can say: The stiffer the neck, the less open/ happy/ good/ etc. is the Paelian's mood. The looser, the better/ more comfortable/ accepted/ welcome/ etc. the Paelian feels. | ||
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Shaking head | | Nodding || Paelians nod to greet other people. 5 times is very impolite, 4 or 6 times is okay when greeting foreigners, 3 or 7 are used to greet superiors or authorities (but also to show respect), 2 or 8 is a greeting for friends and colleagues as well as subordinates, 1 or 9 times is reserved for close friends. As one can imagine, the long-lasting greetings are used rarely; mostly at very, very formal occasions. Beloved ones like husband or wife or life-long friends are not greeted with a nodding but by some kind of body contact (some Paelian subcultures have adopted shaking hands or hugging each other from humans as their greetings; there are also other native Paelian greetings). | ||
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Smiling | | Rubbing someone's cheek || The gesture roughly translated as cheek-rub is a very traditional gesture of trust and relatedness. As a romantic or erotic gesture it was initially used by Paelians that were unable to kiss non-Paelians (mostly Humans demanding that) due to their toxic salvia. When those aliens demanded an alternative gesture, many Paelians started to use the cheeck-rub. In the long run, the original meaning of the gesture was forgotten and its meaning changed amongst Paelians, too. | ||
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Stiffening/Loosening | | Shaking head || General expression of confusion. It resembles the Human gesture of shrugging one's shoulders. It is used oftenly in combination with the Paelian word Moy in a tone that illustrates confusion (Humans and other peoples might not notice the tone that is exclusively for confusion because it is very close to the speaker's normal voice.). In combination with fast breathing and blinking eyes, this gesture would indicate that the Paelian is 'crying'. Physical and mental pain both can be cause to this reaction which is hard to control. | ||
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Tipping at someone's shoulder | | Smiling || "Smiling" is an expression of seriousness. It looks very similar to the human expression but is used seldomly by Paelian. Paelians in general are rather looking at someones neck/throat than his face to look for expressions. | ||
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Vibrating | | Stiffening/Loosening || Paelians can also simply make their throat/neck appear stiff, loose or waving. They have very much control of their skin at this area, far more control than they have of their facial expressions. Basically one can say: The stiffer the neck, the less open/ happy/ good/ etc. is the Paelian's mood. The looser, the better/ more comfortable/ accepted/ welcome/ etc. the Paelian feels. | ||
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Waving | | Tipping at someone's shoulder || Since Paelians from Nera are very reluctant towards body contact, it is a very special gesture to tip a Paelian's shoulder. A Paelian would touch with his/her right hand (or some fingers of the hand, depending on the place of birth) the left shoulder or reversed. If done correctly, it can be regarded as a gesture of great gratitude. If done wrongly, it can be considered very rude. A social code defining if this gesture is used only amongst friends or could also be used to thank strangers was never established. Therefore this gesture causes misunderstandings from time to time. Another problem with this gesture is that it has stayed unclear how to respond. In some communities on Nera and elswhere people just wave their neck to "accept" this gesture, in others they return the gesture (in some regions Paelians would tip the shoulder they were were tipped at; at others the reversed one). | ||
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| Vibrating || If Bloating is often said to be a Paelian laughing, the waving of the neck's skin and vibrating are often interpreted as grinning. There are at least as many varieties of waving/vibrating the neck as there are smiles. Sometimes the meaning varies a bit like human smiles vary in its meaning (which does not mean, that the variety of meanings is the same). | |||
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| Waving || If Bloating is often said to be a Paelian laughing, the waving of the neck's skin and vibrating are often interpreted as grinning. There are at least as many varieties of waving/vibrating the neck as there are smiles. Sometimes the meaning varies a bit like human smiles vary in its meaning (which does not mean, that the variety of meanings is the same). | |||
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===Scripts=== | ===Scripts=== | ||
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Another common ritual is a feast that is given on all three worlds simultaniously. This ceremony was invented to celebrate the warp-drive given to the Paelians by a friendly species. It was this technology that allowed them to coordinate having a meal at the very same time on all three worlds. Most people will take a day off after the festival if their job allows them to do so. Many Paelians that joined starfleet or travel around the Federation do also cook and eat some comfort food from their homeworld. | Another common ritual is a feast that is given on all three worlds simultaniously. This ceremony was invented to celebrate the warp-drive given to the Paelians by a friendly species. It was this technology that allowed them to coordinate having a meal at the very same time on all three worlds. Most people will take a day off after the festival if their job allows them to do so. Many Paelians that joined starfleet or travel around the Federation do also cook and eat some comfort food from their homeworld. | ||
The only other custom known to all Paelians was a festivity called a welcoming party. Those were celebrated aboard the first Paelian ships which were driven by impulse drive. During the long and dangerous voyages, Paelian crews usually grew together and founded families. Therefore the Paelian Trading Fleet established a trend. New crewman were expected to host a welcoming party for their fellow crewmates. After all, in a society where anyone could give and take what one wanted or needed, those parties were always well attended and people had lots of fun inventing funny party activities. | |||
===Religions=== | ===Religions=== | ||
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===Economy=== | ===Economy=== | ||
Paelian | Paelian economy is based upon the free sharing of what everybody produces. Every Paelian, including even strangers, were allowed to take what they needed or thought to need from the town center's stockpile. It was not expected for them to bring anything there but 95% of people did produce goods and share them without being foreced to do so. Although this philosophy of not forcing anybody to do anything every time when additional workers were needed enough Paelians would offer their help. Most Paelians had always felt a certain respondsibility towards tasks necessary for their community's survival. | ||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
Paelians never maintained any form of military. Some historians from the Federation have judged the Paelians to be lucky for facing only Klingon invaders. They argue that had there been Romulans or Cardassians next to them the species and its planets would probably have been opressed and exploited. | Paelians never maintained any form of military. Some historians from the Federation have judged the Paelians to be lucky for facing only Klingon invaders. They argue that had there been Romulans or Cardassians next to them the species and its planets would probably have been opressed and exploited. Paelian historians later pointed out that it was quite a dangerous bluff of Starfleet assigning ships to the Paelian and Ranjeen worlds during the war with the Klingons. Had the Klingons decided to continue their attack - so their argument - it may have caused massacres amongst Paelians and Ranjeen alike. | ||
==Public institutions== | ==Public institutions== | ||
Since the Paelian history declined the idea of a state, there can be no governement or executive branch found. Yet there are some institutions founded by Paelians that could be considered as public. Their influence differs between the different peoples on Paelia, Nera and Nemea. Never has any of these institutions claimed political might. As the | Since the Paelian history declined the idea of a state, there can be no governement or executive branch found. Yet there are some institutions founded by Paelians that could be considered as public. Their influence differs between the different peoples on Paelia, Nera and Nemea. Never has any of these institutions claimed political might. As the Paelian society in general, they work on the basis of complete individual freedom. | ||
===Town center watch=== | ===Town center watch=== | ||
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Already in the earliest stages of Paelian history nomads did deliver messages between the settlements and also shared news they picked up. Modern media evolved when communication became easier due to new writing materials. From that point onwards there were daily messengers on Paelia, later also on Nera and Nemea, that worked much like newspapers on Earth but without competing each other. | Already in the earliest stages of Paelian history nomads did deliver messages between the settlements and also shared news they picked up. Modern media evolved when communication became easier due to new writing materials. From that point onwards there were daily messengers on Paelia, later also on Nera and Nemea, that worked much like newspapers on Earth but without competing each other. | ||
==Federation Intelligence Files== | ==Federation Intelligence Files== | ||
Secret Federation files include various information on the worth of Nemea's and Nera's ressources. Those two planets were the main reason why the Federation could not allow the Klingons to successfully invade even one of the planets. Especially not | Secret Federation files include various information on the worth of Nemea's and Nera's ressources. Those two planets were the main reason why the Federation could not allow the Klingons to successfully invade even one of the planets. Especially not while the Federation was at war with them. These ressources were also a reason to allow a species with a social structure like the Paelian's to join the Federation. Some preconditions were clearly ignored to enable the Paelian's long-term membership. | ||