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==Name==
==Name==
* '''Proper Name''': Catullan
* '''Proper Name''': Catullan
* '''Pronunciation''': ka TULL an
* '''Pronunciation''': ka TULL an
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==Home World==
==Home World==
* '''Proper Name''': Cendo Prae
* '''Pronunciation''':
* '''Diameter''': 13,585km (8,441 miles)
* '''Gravity''': 1.3 standard gravity with a density of 6.3
* '''Axial Tilt''': 6.4%, slight seasonal variance
* '''Orbital Period''': 339 days
* '''Rotational Period''': 27 hours
* '''Classification''': M
** '''Surface Water''': 82.1%
** '''Atmosphere''': 1.2 is a standard pressure with 75% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals
** '''Climate''': Bulk of land masses occur within semi-equatorial and true equatorial zones
** '''Population''': Just over 2.28 billion <br>
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Cendo Prae is so far from Earth that a viewer looking at a map of the Federation cannot see Cendo Prae without zooming out until the rest of the Federation becomes an indistinguishable blur.<br>
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The planet's relative isolation has protected it to a significant extent from both Borg and Dominion incursions in recent centuries. The Borg seemed to dismiss it altogether, and public revelations about Dominion activity were limited to some minor incidents of espionage and sabotage at Yoyodyne, all of which involved agents of the Founders, rather than the Founders themselves. There are rumours that the Federation may have chosen to exploit this perceived insignificance by storing caches of critical knowledge and assets in the vicinity of Cendo Prae, as seeds for recovery in the event of another Federation-scale threat, but nothing has been confirmed by any reputable public source.<br>
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Even after centuries of careful coastline reclamation and near-continuous seawall construction, the amount of land above sea level on Cendo Prae is significantly below M-class norms. Nearly all land that isn't entirely vertical (and some that is) has been adapted for Catullan use. Above the water, virtually no wilderness or other apex predators native to the planet still exist. (With the advent of replicator technology, even large domesticated animals are rare.) Seen from orbit, Cendo Prae seems entirely tamed: terraced, bermed, groomed, fenced and walled everywhere but on sheer cliffsides and the steepest, narrowest mountain valleys. <br>
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Although woodlands remain, they are carefully managed and harvested. The species which shelter within have survived because they are considered either useful or harmless. Now that Catullans can afford to look beyond the limits of their world for living space, and replicator technology combined with relatively abundant power make resources plentiful, a few factions within Catullan society have called for a concerted effort to preserve and revive the few remnants of Cendo Prae's original biodiversity-- even to the extent of advocating time travel to acquire viable specimens. But a public policy defining the steps to be taken in regards to this issue has yet to emerge. <br>
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Cendo Prae's aquatic biomes have fared much better. Although some species have suffered from excess harvesting, the extreme depths of Catulla's oceans (which in many cases have yet to be explored, although they have been roughly scanned from orbit) have protected hundreds of others. As a result, for most Catullans, the idea of wild and dangerous fauna is linked with large predator fish and amphibious or marine mammals, rather than terrestrial species. Cendo Prae has a surprisingly low population of reptiles and birds; many of the ecological niches normally occupied by those phyla have been taken over by mammals instead.<br>
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Notable regions include:<br>
* '''Proper Name''': [[Cendo Prae]]
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Audets Archipelago <br>
Mutfoelsparg <br>
Ostleuvsjil <br>
Kussitser <br>
Duibensaat <br>
Lidlo and Brooftes, rivals in the planet's <i>jekker</i> league<br>


==History==
==History==
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==Religion and Mythology==
==Religion and Mythology==
Since life on and near the sea was so much a part of life for Catullans, nearly every religious pantheon that developed on the planet featured a sea deity as a primary figure.




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Life on Catulla has often meant life aboard a boat or ship. With the shortage of land, houseboats (in the case of the poorest, lean-tos on reed rafts) provided shelter for many. Post-warp, given replicator technology and abundant energy resources, houseboats can now be a lifestyle choice, rather than a necessity.<br>
Life on Catulla has often meant life aboard a boat or ship. With the shortage of land, houseboats (in the case of the poorest, lean-tos on reed rafts) provided shelter for many. Post-warp, given replicator technology and abundant energy resources, houseboats can now be a lifestyle choice, rather than a necessity.<br>
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==Leisure==
'''Aquatic sports''': Catullan shore life is reflected in the range of sports most commonly pursued, which include most sailing, swimming, surfing and diving variants. Mountain climbing and gliding are also popular to a lesser extent.<br>
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'''Jekker''': <i>Jekker</i> is the planet's most popular organized team sport; it has been compared to Terran 'keep-away.' The game developed from sailors trying to keep control of a wineskin while at sea, tossing it from friend to friend while moving around a ship.<br>
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The modern game is played instead on sand. Poles with beams sticking out replace the masts, and provide places for players to swing out of reach of their opponents, and gain height before passing the wineskin, or ''vatvang,'' to their teammates. They can gain points for some maneuvers on the masts, such as if they can get up enough momentum to flip from one mast to another. The ''vatvang'' is now constructed of a more resilient polymer than its original leather, but it is still kept exactly half-full of liquid, in order to make its trajectory more difficult to control.<br>
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Much of the broadcast content on the planet's sports channels is related to ''jekker,'' and successful players are at least as famous on Cendo Prae as any Federation Parrises Squares champion, although nearly unknown off the planet.<br>
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