Fahleeni

Name

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Overview
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General Description
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Unique Abilities
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Location
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Climate
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Terrain
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Hazards
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Agriculture
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Domestic Animals/Herding
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Hunting/Gathering
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Industries
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Natural Resources
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Trade
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Currency
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General Description
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Political History
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Political Leadership
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Political Power
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Political Structures
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Religion in Politics
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Magic in Politics
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Subcultures
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Minorities
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Foreign Cultures
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Adornment
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Tattoos/Scarification
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Makeup
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Clothing
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Hair
Women have a special relation to their hair: unmarried women keep their hair loose, married women keep two long braids, widows cut off one of their braids to symbolize one half of them being gone, and adulterers are publicly shamed by being shaved.

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Attraction
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Architecture
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Art
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Literature/stories
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Music
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Food
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Calendar/Time Keeping
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Marriage/Courtship
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Family
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Pregnancy
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Naming System
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Children
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Education
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Elders
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Death and Burial Practices
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Inharitance
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Class/Caste
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Destitutes
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Gender Structures/Roles
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Sexual Identity
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Personal Identity
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Courtesy/Manners
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Modesty
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Laws/Legal Code
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Punishment
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Drugs
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Language
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Sports/Recreation
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Festivals/celebrations
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Towns/Villages/Cities
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Migration/Population Movement
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Exploration
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Colonization
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Military
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Weaponry/Armor
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Magic in Warfare
How is magic used as a component of the military? Do mages serve specific roles or are they treated like normal soldiers? What kinds of magic are used by these people in war?

War/Conquest
Do these people wage war? How do they view war? How are conquered people treated? How expansionary are they?

Resistance/Dissent
What kind of dissent and resistance do these people practice? What groups are these targeted at?

Raiding
Do these people raid? Is it acceptable to do so? Who is doing the raiding and who is being raided?

Slavery
Is slavery allowed by these people? Who can be enslaved? Are children of slaves born free? What rights do slaves have? How can slaves be made free?

Abandonment
When do these people abandon their home? When everything they have is destroyed do they rebuild or move on?

Natural Disasters
What kind of natural disasters do these people deal with? How do they respond? From where do they believe these disasters come from?

Diseases
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Name
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General Overview
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Religious History
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Religious Structure
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Deities/Mythic Figures
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Sacred Lore
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Creation Myth
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Death
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Followers
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Sacred Sites
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Religious Orders
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Heretical Groups
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Magic
Does magic play a part in this religion? Do mages play a different part in the religion than non-mages?

Connection to Magic
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Social Views on Magic
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Styles of Magic
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Historical Period or Era
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Name of Legend/Story/Myth
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Name of Nations
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Name of Settlement
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Name of Person
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