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Bolian society revolves around a group dynamic, the most notable result of which is a lack of territorial boundaries. However, townships exist due to the co-location of family homesteads that have developed and built up since the Bolian equivalent of the [[MA:Medievalism|middle ages]]. The typical Bolian family is extended rather than nuclear, as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, offspring, siblings and parents all live as close to each other as possible. It would be impractical, given the number of individuals this would entail, for everyone to live under the same roof, but where this is not possible, they live as neighbours, or as close as physically possible. Whenever Bolians are married, the family extends, resulting in an even larger township. As a result of this, [[ma:Bolarus IX|Bolarus IX]] is home to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type) megalopoli], which are in effect cities with millions of inhabitants. The largest such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type) megalopolis] is Hosppat, home to 22.67 million Bolians, while the capital city (by | Bolian society revolves around a group dynamic, the most notable result of which is a lack of territorial boundaries. However, townships exist due to the co-location of family homesteads that have developed and built up since the Bolian equivalent of the [[MA:Medievalism|middle ages]]. The typical Bolian family is extended rather than nuclear, as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, offspring, siblings and parents all live as close to each other as possible. It would be impractical, given the number of individuals this would entail, for everyone to live under the same roof, but where this is not possible, they live as neighbours, or as close as physically possible. Whenever Bolians are married, the family extends, resulting in an even larger township. As a result of this, [[ma:Bolarus IX|Bolarus IX]] is home to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type) megalopoli], which are in effect cities with millions of inhabitants. The largest such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type) megalopolis] is Hosppat, home to 22.67 million Bolians, while the capital city (by virtue of being the biggest township when the Bolian Central Council chamber was erected) was Lommat, with a population of 17.65 million. | ||
Due to the limited amount of land available, some townships have been built in aquatic domes beneath the surface of [[ma:Bolarus IX|Bolarus IX's]] world ocean. These cities are protected by reinforced tritanium as well as forcefield technology, with multiple failsafes in case of power failure. Such domes must contend with oceanic "weather" patterns in the form of tides and deep-sea currents, and therefore weather-prediction systems are integrated into control centres throughout these domes. Giant tidal engines use the undersea currents to produce energy, and also help to regulate the impact of the tides upon the domes themselves. | Due to the limited amount of land available, some townships have been built in aquatic domes beneath the surface of [[ma:Bolarus IX|Bolarus IX's]] world ocean. These cities are protected by reinforced tritanium as well as forcefield technology, with multiple failsafes in case of power failure. Such domes must contend with oceanic "weather" patterns in the form of tides and deep-sea currents, and therefore weather-prediction systems are integrated into control centres throughout these domes. Giant tidal engines use the undersea currents to produce energy, and also help to regulate the impact of the tides upon the domes themselves. | ||