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Once a bonding has occured between a compatable set of 4 only the clan's ruling '''Zhavey''' (oldest | Once a bonding has occured between a compatable set of 4 only the clan's ruling '''Zhavey''' (oldest zhen) can give permission for one of them to be released from their bond. In rare cases bondmates can ask the elder to invoke the '''Whole Vessel Law''' to evict a bondmate from the bond. This is an extreme act as all 4 Andorians will suffer but not nearly as much as the one evicted. They will suffer the most psychologically from being alone. | ||
While this is hard for outsiders to understand a bond is whole even if the members are far apart pursueing their own lives and careers. When one of the members of a bond is lost due to death or removal from the bond they will seek to try and replace that individual as fast as possible. In fact once the fertility period is over and the children have been raised it is not uncommon for bondmates to move away and pursue lives and careers that may result in their being totally secluded from the other members of their bond for years at a time. | While this is hard for outsiders to understand a bond is whole even if the members are far apart pursueing their own lives and careers. When one of the members of a bond is lost due to death or removal from the bond they will seek to try and replace that individual as fast as possible. In fact once the fertility period is over and the children have been raised it is not uncommon for bondmates to move away and pursue lives and careers that may result in their being totally secluded from the other members of their bond for years at a time. | ||
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While sexual union outside of the bond is frowned upon it is also understood that young adults will experiment. However once the bond has become formalized it is generally uncommon. | While sexual union outside of the bond is frowned upon it is also understood that young adults will experiment. However once the bond has become formalized it is generally uncommon. | ||
A nurseing zhen is called a zhavey and will go into seclusion for the safety of her child while it is growing within her pouch. | A nurseing zhen is called a zhavey and will go into seclusion for the safety of her child while it is growing within her pouch. During this time she will wear a modesty drape over her pouch. She will also have a purplish pigmentation on her neck that will identify her as a nurseing mother. This is usually still visable once she comes out of seclusion. | ||
Most babies are fed mashed xixu fronds (a marine plant) once they have started to be weaned off of zhiassa which is the milk produced by a nurseing zhen who is also called a zhavey while nurseing. | |||
As a race and a culture the Andorians can not stand disabilities among their people. Some even say that imperfect infants may be exposed to the environment. | |||
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