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==Society== | ==Society== | ||
Highly individualized, Kalean society (As previously stated) is largely made up of very small units called 'Sects' that consists of research crews of similar scientific fields lead by an Archate, the most accomplished Doctor of the Sect. This Archate represents his or her Sect and is entitled (Though not obligated) to advise the Techart as a member of the Kalean Court. Rivalries are not allowed to flourish between members of the same Sect but are encouraged between members of different Sects. Some of these Feuds are lifelong for many and may even carry on between the next generations of the Sects after the original rivals are dead. | |||
Kalean family life is highly structured but no less nurturing and Kalean parents do genuinely care for and love their children, but their place in their lives also runs concurrent to the parent's own academic work and it is not uncommon for one parent to (for a time) dedicate themselves to raising the child while the other pursues their research. Kalean families are also quite clan-like though are rarely as expansive as Human ones since family planning is taken seriously on Lazow in the face of overpopulation within the volcanic zones. | |||
When a Kalean child comes of age at 17, the Deudodosia, a coming of age ritual, will take place before the child enters University. This ceremony is designed to instill the beliefs of democracy, equality, duty, personal achievement and perseverance. After this ceremony the Kalean child becomes an adult and is able to apply to a University on Lazow. | |||
Kalean Universities are few in number relative to a population where an equivalent to a bachelor's degree is legally required, but are quite expansive and are able to house millions of students and professors. Kalean Universities, like Sects, compete fiercly against one another and the Lazow Top 100 (A list of the top Universities on Lazow) is the standard against which all self-respecting Kalean Universities hold themselves. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||