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The hastily-constructed evacuation armanda was slow, requiring the Kazleti to choose between trying to find safe haven with the nearby, nascent Klingon Empire, or commit to a long and uncertain journey through the stars. | The hastily-constructed evacuation armanda was slow, requiring the Kazleti to choose between trying to find safe haven with the nearby, nascent Klingon Empire, or commit to a long and uncertain journey through the stars. | ||
Many chose to swear fealty to Klingon Empire, and the Kazleti became one of their most prominent subject species | Many chose to swear fealty to Klingon Empire, and the Kazleti became one of their most prominent subject species. Granted a harsh, barely habitable world to colonise by their new rulers, they survived and thrived on both the planet and in the Empire by emphasising their existing warrior culture. These Kazleti are known as bold warrior-poets, renowned for their skills in language and battle. | ||
A second group struck out in the opposite direction, wishing to determine their own destiny instead of choosing who would dictate it to them. During the long journey, these Kazleti were forced to cooperate and overcome the old clan antagonisms, developing into a unified, cohesive culture. 200 years after setting out, they located and settled their new homeworld. | A second group struck out in the opposite direction, wishing to determine their own destiny instead of choosing who would dictate it to them. During the long journey, these Kazleti were forced to cooperate and overcome the old clan antagonisms, developing into a unified, cohesive culture. 200 years after setting out, they located and settled their new homeworld. | ||
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The Kazleti as a species are renowned for their incredibly complex languages, though many of the regional languages have been lost to the Federation faction, with only Karutin -- known for its liquid, musical sound, and for being near indecipherable -- spoken among the population. | The Kazleti as a species are renowned for their incredibly complex languages, though many of the regional languages have been lost to the Federation faction, with only Karutin -- known for its liquid, musical sound, and for being near indecipherable -- spoken among the population. | ||
Federal Kazleti rarely speak their own languages away from their own world, and usage even there is in decline, as Federation Standard is takes precedent. This has prompted growing concern that Karutin is in danger of dying out, and is now a mandatory part of every child's primary education. | |||
Karutin is a prime example of how Kazleti languages typically have two to three styles of speech that vary based on social context. All of these styles have their own grammatical rules, vocabulary and pronunciation. In Karutin, there are 3 'tones' that correspond with increasing formality. | Karutin is a prime example of how Kazleti languages typically have two to three styles of speech that vary based on social context. All of these styles have their own grammatical rules, vocabulary and pronunciation. In Karutin, there are 3 'tones' that correspond with increasing formality. | ||
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====Art==== | ====Art==== | ||
[[Image:Chell explains Kazleti design.jpg|thumb|225px|Crewman Chell shows Tuvok a piece of Kazleti-style jewellery]] | [[Image:Chell explains Kazleti design.jpg|thumb|225px|Crewman Chell shows Tuvok a piece of Kazleti-style jewellery]] | ||
The | The Federal Kazleti have made an artform out of the use of recycled and scrap materials, a legacy of their long journey through the stars, and it is a point of pride among their artisans to transform the most stubborn and unyielding materials into something beautiful. As a result, even the most seemingly simple of works could have taken months to create, and the story of the piece's creation is considered as vital to the appreciation of the work as the piece itself. | ||
Their time spent in their armada has given them an unparalleled insight into starship design, and they have become renowned as master shipwrights. The '''Jorarkos Institute of Technology''' is considered one of the most prestigious aerospace engineering schools in the Federation, and ships of Kazleti construction are famed for their elegance and beauty. | Their time spent in their armada has given them an unparalleled insight into starship design, and they have become renowned as master shipwrights. The '''Jorarkos Institute of Technology''' is considered one of the most prestigious aerospace engineering schools in the Federation, and ships of Kazleti construction are famed for their elegance and beauty. | ||