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*** A man's number of wives indicates their level of status to others (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One") | *** A man's number of wives indicates their level of status to others (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One") | ||
** Combat traditions | ** Combat traditions | ||
*** Chom | *** Chom (VAN Novel: ''Harbinger'') | ||
**** Dance-like fighting style using handheld weapons such as yosa blades (VAN Novel: ''Harbinger'') | **** Dance-like fighting style using handheld weapons such as yosa blades (VAN Novel: ''Harbinger'') | ||
** Weapons | ** Weapons |
Revision as of 20:57, 25 September 2018
- Appearance: Mammalian
- All tissues (skin, sclera, keratin) tinted black
- Skin-tone varies from ash grey to coal-black (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Pale, violet hair (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Generally facial hair only (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Homeworld: Nalor (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book Two")
- Biological notes
- Blue blood (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Cultural notes
- Nalori calendar
- Divided into ages (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Late 22nd century was approximately three ages ago (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Current age is age of Togh (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Months
- Sendrak (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Correspondences
- Fifth day of Sendrak, 23rd year of Togh = March 29, 2376 (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Divided into ages (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Nalori language
- Sañuul
- Curse-lifter (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Sañuul
- Funerary traditions
- A person in authority is to announce to the Shigemos the passage of an individual's mazza to the Endless Wind (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Traditional ritual scarring indicates rites of passage over time (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- An individual's age is measured by the number of scars they bear (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Men generally braid their beards (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Fairly rigid gender roles (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Women generally don't perform technical work (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Polygamous culture (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- A man's number of wives indicates their level of status to others (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Combat traditions
- Chom (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- Dance-like fighting style using handheld weapons such as yosa blades (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- Chom (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- Weapons
- Yosa blade (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- One-handed weapon with a short, curved blade (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- Yosa blade (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
- Food and drink
- Mashed vixpril (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Root from Nalori homeworld (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Mashed vixpril (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Book One")
- Nalori calendar