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| Gaeans tend to wear long robes with large hoods over collared tops. The thickness and type of the material of the robe depend on the Province. In warmer climates Gaeans may be seen in just their high collared tops without a robe, and important Gaeans will wear a jacket-like item around their high collars. On occasions when Federation citizens visiting Duronis II wish to go out in public without drawing attention, they can often get away with putting on a Gaean robe and wearing the hood up.
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| ==Physiology== | | ==Physiology== |
| In many ways they are very similar to most humanoid species, other than the 3 different genders. They have a complex biology dependent on enzymes, chemicals and hormones just like almost every other humanoid known. How they differ is the unique set of organs and their particular set of neural processors and chemicals that gives them unusual powers of sensory perception, especially for energy fields. | | In many ways they are very similar to most humanoid species, other than the 3 different genders. They have a complex biology dependent on enzymes, chemicals and hormones just like almost every other humanoid known. How they differ is the unique set of organs and their particular set of neural processors and chemicals that gives them unusual powers of sensory perception, especially for energy fields. |
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| Once the egg is produced, its outer layer is virtually impenetrable to a male's sperm. Once more, the lomale is needed during copulation to provide an enzyme which helps break down the egg's outer shell to a state where penetration by sperm is possible. Due to the relationship between the lomale's hormones and enzymes, the same lomale must be involved in both aspects of the procreation process. | | Once the egg is produced, its outer layer is virtually impenetrable to a male's sperm. Once more, the lomale is needed during copulation to provide an enzyme which helps break down the egg's outer shell to a state where penetration by sperm is possible. Due to the relationship between the lomale's hormones and enzymes, the same lomale must be involved in both aspects of the procreation process. |
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| For more on Gaean genetics, read the following article: [[Gaean Genetics]]
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| Recent studies hint that the Fielding ability in Gaeans is also closely linked to lomale physiology. This is theorized by interspecies procreation between Gaean males and non-Gaean females. No lomale was required nor involved in the process, and the resulting offspring appear to have absolutely no Fielding ability whatsoever.
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| ===Gaean Birthing Ritual===
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| * The full-term of a Gaean pregnancy is five months.
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| * Care during pregnancy is imperative. The woman should drink at least two 4-oz cups of Minevra tea daily to control violent heaving and headaches. After the first month of the five-month term, she will need a Fielding to help her throughout the rest of the pregnancy because of the fetuses accelerated growth. Generally, this Fielding uses his/her Fielding powers to stimulate the woman's birthing muscular structure. This is done by the laying on of hands, and if not done at least every two weeks, complications from the birth put the mother at grave risk.
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| * Giving Birth is either done at the home, in a hospital, or at the home of a Mid-Wife.
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| * No medication is used. Instead the oil taken from a root called Derma is used.
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| * In all settings a Mid-Wife is present.
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| **The Mid-Wife is specially trained to use her [[The Fielding League|Fielding]] power to sense the unborn child's life energy.
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| The Mid-Wife is in charge of the ritual and normally only her the mother and the father are present, and sometimes a Mid-Wife Apprentice will observe.
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| The mid-wife lights special sweet smelling oil incense that releases endorphins into the air, putting all in the room at ease. Next, the mother is propped up with pillows under her legs and back. Then the Derma is poured on the mother, which numbs the area, allowing the infant to exit smoothly. The Mid-Wife now begins to palpate around the womans middle to insure the baby is in the proper position. While doing this, she chants a poem in the Ancient Gaean language. The poem is lyrical and sounds like a lullaby; in fact the poem is about the first birth, according to Gaean creation myths. She continues to repeat the chant until the baby has emerged. The umbilical cord is then cut using a conventional laser scalpel. The Mid-Wife then blesses the baby by placing the symbol for welcome on the infant's forehead, bringing the ritual to a close.
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| As with most humanoid species they have a complex psychology that does at times require special treatment. Most of these mental illness's are fairly simple to treat. Other than this they tend to be fairly stable mentally. The main exceptions to this are a disease that affects the elderly and another that targets individuals with high levels of fielding abilities. | | As with most humanoid species they have a complex psychology that does at times require special treatment. Most of these mental illness's are fairly simple to treat. Other than this they tend to be fairly stable mentally. The main exceptions to this are a disease that affects the elderly and another that targets individuals with high levels of fielding abilities. |
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| ==Mythology== | | ==Mythology== |
| While they do not technically have a true set of myths, they do have a few ancient texts that are still studied and read that detail the trials and tribulations of the earliest civilizations on their world. Many of the more fanciful excerpts are considered to be pure fantasy as a result of clerical and translation errors. Either that or some form of exaggeration intended to instill fear or confusion on the reader. | | While they do not technically have a true set of myths, they do have a few ancient texts that are still studied and read that detail the trials and tribulations of the earliest civilizations on their world. Many of the more fanciful excerpts are considered to be pure fantasy as a result of clerical and translation errors. Either that or some form of exaggeration intended to instill fear or confusion on the reader. |
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| Prior to the industrial advancements they had 2 class’s of people. The nobles and the workers with a single hereditary ruler over them all. After the introduction of industrial technology 2 new class’s of people emerged. Merchants and specialists. With time some of these individuals were able to amass sizable amounts of funds and property. Now with a democratic government they have a wide range of social class’s. However the aristocrats still remain at the top of the social ladder.
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| They have a vast and prolific tradition of music, art and athletic activities, due to the diverse background caused by the development of completely separate political, cultural and economic regions. However over time many of these different styles and types of activities have now been universally adopted.
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| * If both parties are female they touch palms (as above) and then both kiss one another on the cheek after touching palms. | | * If both parties are female they touch palms (as above) and then both kiss one another on the cheek after touching palms. |
| * After touching palms with the lomale, if the greeter is male he kisses the lomale on the cheek. If the greeter is female she accepts a kiss on the cheek from the lomale but does not kiss back. Lomales do not kiss each other. | | * After touching palms with the lomale, if the greeter is male he kisses the lomale on the cheek. If the greeter is female she accepts a kiss on the cheek from the lomale but does not kiss back. Lomales do not kiss each other. |
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| ==Technology==
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| Despite only having (relatively) recently achieved warp flight, the Gaeans are a very technologically advance people and by no means backward. The natural evolution of the Duronis system and its sandbar hampers warp travel (even for Starfleet vessels) and thus the Gaeans were at an evolutionary hindrance whereby their technology advanced considerably without them being able to develop warp travel as quick as other races.
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| Incidentally, the difficulties of space travel in the Duronis system is why the Gaeans went relatively unknown to neighboring political entities, such as the Romulans, Zalkonians and the Federation. Once these powers noticed the Gaeans traveling at warp then their interest would be peaked and discovery of the [[Gaean Fielding]] ability would be of great interest to all parties.
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| ==Economy==
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| They were and still are fairly self sufficient. Following the occupation of their world by the Romulans they have started to rebuild the damaged infrastructure and are actively seeking trade relations with other species.
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| ===Gaean Currency===
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| The name used for their currency is '''Blits'''.
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| * 1 red Blit = 5 Federation Credits
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| ==Military==
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| Following the occupation of their homeworld by the [[Romulan|Romulans]] most of their military equipment was destroyed and few soldiers survived to see their withdrawal following the destruction of the Romulans star Hobus.
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| What little they had available to them after this withdrawal was mostly ancient and had long since been mothballed as useless. They were able to salvage 2 frigate class space worth war ships by cannibalizing as much as they could from the wreckage of the rest of their small fleet. Even with that it was a struggle to keep them functional.
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| Once the Gaeans had managed to make contact with other species they welcomed the opportunity to advance both trade and diplomatic connections. The Federation established an Embassy there for a few years but due to political needs and other events the Embassy was closed. Following the destruction of the Hobus star the Romulans left the planet. They had established a strong occupational force that resulted in the destruction of many facilities. One of these was the building that had been used by the Federation as their Embassy.
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| Now with the Romulans gone and preoccupied with internal problems the Federation has established a new Embassy on the planet. The building they were given to use, use to belong to the Romulans and had been their Embassy prior to their invading and occupying the planet.
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| On stardate 239104.10, the crew of the USS Thunder-A and the Gaean Historical Society discovered new information about the origin of their species and how their fielding ability works. An ancient device discovered in an old temple deep underground showed that the primitive Gaeans had shared their world with an enigmatic, but friendly race called the Yelta. In return for their hospitality, the Yeltans gave the Gaeans a small genetic modification that would allow their fielding ability to evolve stronger than it would have originally through their natural evolutionary progression.
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| * [[Embassy of Duronis II]]
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