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Recent studies hint that the Fielding ability in Laudeans is also closely linked to lomale physiology. This is theorized by interspecies procreation between Laudean males and non-Laudean females. No lomale was required nor involved in the process, and the resulting offspring appear to have absolutely no Fielding ability whatsoever. | Recent studies hint that the Fielding ability in Laudeans is also closely linked to lomale physiology. This is theorized by interspecies procreation between Laudean males and non-Laudean females. No lomale was required nor involved in the process, and the resulting offspring appear to have absolutely no Fielding ability whatsoever. | ||
===Laudean Birthing Ritual=== | |||
* The full-term of a Laudean pregnancy is five months. | |||
* Care during pregnancy is imperative. The woman should drink at least two 4-oz cups of Minevra tea daily to control violent heaving and headaches. After the first month of the five-month term, she will need a Fielding to help her throughout the rest of the pregnancy because of the fetuses accelerated growth. Generally, this Fielding uses his/her Fielding powers to stimulate the woman's birthing muscular structure. This is done by the laying on of hands, and if not done at least every two weeks, complications from the birth put the mother at grave risk. | |||
* Giving Birth is either done at the home, in a hospital, or at the home of a Mid-Wife. | |||
* No medication is used. Instead the oil taken from a root called Derma is used. | |||
* In all settings a Mid-Wife is present. | |||
**The Mid-Wife is specially trained to use her [[The Fielding League|Fielding]] power to sense the unborn child's life engery. | |||
The Mid-Wife is in charge of the ritual and normally only her the mother and the father are present, and sometimes a Mid-Wife Apprentice will observe. | |||
The mid-wife lights special sweet smelling oil incense that releases endorphens into the air, putting all in the room at ease. Next, the mother is propped up with pillows under her legs and back. Then the Derma is poured on the mother, which numbs the area, allowing the infant to exit smoothly. The Mid-Wife now begins to palpate around the womans' middle to insure the baby is in the proper position. While doing this, she chants a poem in the Ancient Laudean language. The poem is lyrical and sounds like a lullaby; in fact the poem is about the first birth, according to Laudean creation myths. She continues to repeat the chant until the baby has emerged. The umbilical cord is then cut using a conventional laser scalpel. The Mid-Wife then blesses the baby by placing the symbol for welcome on the infant's forehead, bringing the ritual to a close. | |||
==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
As with most humanoid species they have a complex psychology that does at times require special treatment. Most of these mental illness's are fairly simple to treat. Other than this they tend to be fairly stable mentally. The main exceptions to this are a disease that affects the elderly and another that targets individuals with high levels of fielding abilities. | As with most humanoid species they have a complex psychology that does at times require special treatment. Most of these mental illness's are fairly simple to treat. Other than this they tend to be fairly stable mentally. The main exceptions to this are a disease that affects the elderly and another that targets individuals with high levels of fielding abilities. | ||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Laudean Sports and Games=== | |||
* '''Futbash -''' is a game similar to baseball and soccer combined. It is played amongst trees and a field where each tree is similar to a goal and the basherbat is carried and used to move the ball like field hockey. The challenging point of the game is timing strategy. It is mostly played by advanced Fielders using several energy balls at once in rotating team exchanges. The team to have synced the energy balls into their opponents goal is the winner. The energy balls are moved by the bashers kicking the ball at the bashers with the basherbats and in turn they hit them together where they are combined into a larger energy ball. | |||
* Blante | |||
* M'kilet | |||
* Hooy'di (Children's game) | |||
==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
They have numerous customs that are | |||
===Traditional Laudean Greetings and "Handshakes"=== | |||
One of their oldest proverbs is ''A man kisses, a woman is kissed; a lomale is ever changing.'' | |||
* If both parties are male they hold their hands outward with the palms up (similar to the traditional Vulcan gesture). They then touch the palms together. | |||
* If one Laudean is female and the other male the routine is the same, only after they touch palms the male Laudean kisses the woman on the cheek. | |||
* If both parties are female they touch palms (as above) and then both kiss one another on the cheek after touching palms. | |||
* After touching palms with the lomale, if the greeter is male he kisses the lomale on the cheek. If the greeter is female she accepts a kiss on the cheek from the lomale but does not kiss back. Lomales do not kiss each other. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
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They were and still are fairly self sufficient. Following the occupation of their world by the Romulans they have started to rebuild the damaged infrastructure and are actively seeking trade relations with other species. | They were and still are fairly self sufficient. Following the occupation of their world by the Romulans they have started to rebuild the damaged infrastructure and are actively seeking trade relations with other species. | ||
===Laudean Currency=== | |||
The name used for their currency is '''Blits'''. | |||
* 1 red Blit = 5 Federation Credits | |||
* 1 blue Blit = 50 Federation Credits | |||
* 1 green Blit = 100 Federation Credits | |||
[[Image:Blits.jpg]] | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
Following the occupation of their homeworld by the [[Romulan|Romulans]] most of their military equipment was destroyed and few soldiers survived to see their withdrawal following the destruction of the Romulans star Hobus. | Following the occupation of their homeworld by the [[Romulan|Romulans]] most of their military equipment was destroyed and few soldiers survived to see their withdrawal following the destruction of the Romulans star Hobus. | ||