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The Bzzit Khaht evolved as hunters, but they were social hunters and so interaction and cooperation comes easily enough. A solitary Bzzit Khaht is an unusual commodity. | The Bzzit Khaht evolved as hunters, but they were social hunters and so interaction and cooperation comes easily enough. A solitary Bzzit Khaht is an unusual commodity. | ||
==Religion | ==Religion== | ||
Bzzit Khaht beliefs in antiquity were originally based upon periodic volcanic activity, and consisted of several polytheistic traditions. The original deities in most of these traditions were in some way based upon the twin parents of the species, Sea and Sky. | Bzzit Khaht beliefs in antiquity were originally based upon periodic volcanic activity, and consisted of several polytheistic traditions. The original deities in most of these traditions were in some way based upon the twin parents of the species, Sea and Sky. | ||
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Despite their beliefs in gods and theism, the Bzzit Khaht mythos has no place for an afterlife. Instead, when a Bzzit Khaht (or any other sentient, or indeed living thing) dies, its sacred energy flows from one form to the next. To be consumed is a great honor for a Bzzit Khaht, and ritualistic cannibalism is one of the greatest honors, bestowed only upon the highly gloried. | Despite their beliefs in gods and theism, the Bzzit Khaht mythos has no place for an afterlife. Instead, when a Bzzit Khaht (or any other sentient, or indeed living thing) dies, its sacred energy flows from one form to the next. To be consumed is a great honor for a Bzzit Khaht, and ritualistic cannibalism is one of the greatest honors, bestowed only upon the highly gloried. | ||
==Mythology== | |||
==Society== | ==Society== |