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| - | ======The Tel===== | + | =======The Tel======= |
| - | Although officially called "the Tel", they are more often simply known in the Elysian Empire as "the Enemy". Contact has been limited during the war, but a reasonable amount of information is known from captured soldiers, historical records and overheard radio broadcasts. | + | |
| + | The Tel culture arises from one of the original ten [[history|Fleets]] that evacuated the Homeworld. Although officially called "the Tel", they are more often simply known in the Elysian Empire as "the Enemy". Contact has been limited during the war, but a reasonable amount of information is known from captured soldiers, historical records and overheard radio broadcasts. | ||
| =====Society===== | =====Society===== | ||
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| Fortunately, Tel citizens have apparently rigorous attitudes towards education, and thus a ubiquitous grasp of Elysian. This has always spared Elysians the torturous task of learning Telbau((For Tel PCs, it can be assumed you are fluent in Elysian)). | Fortunately, Tel citizens have apparently rigorous attitudes towards education, and thus a ubiquitous grasp of Elysian. This has always spared Elysians the torturous task of learning Telbau((For Tel PCs, it can be assumed you are fluent in Elysian)). | ||
| - | The 'Possessiveness' so remarked-upon by other cultures, and which manifested to such tragic effect in the defence of New Prima, is little understood. Concepts of ownership are known to permeate throughout Tel society. From seemingly-arbitrary geographical delineations to material minutiae to temporal access rights, there are strict understandings of possession. | + | The 'Possessiveness' so remarked-upon by other cultures, and which manifested to such tragic effect in the defence of [[history#the_war|New Prima]], is little understood. Concepts of ownership are known to permeate throughout Tel society. From seemingly-arbitrary geographical delineations to material minutiae to temporal access rights, there are strict understandings of possession. |
| =====Naming convention===== | =====Naming convention===== | ||
| - | This information is not very widely known to the Elysians, and is provided mainly for players considering playing Tel characters. From a typical Elysian point of view, Tel names are long strings of monosyllabic gibberish. | + | This information is not very widely known to the Elysians, and is provided mainly for players considering playing Tel characters. From a typical Elysian point of view, Tel names are long [[npcs:i_teyk|strings]] of [[npcs:sho_nust|monosyllabic]] [[npcs:zhar_ro|gibberish]]. |
| - | Tel personal names consist of 5 to 10 separate names, with a particular order but otherwise no significance attached to particular places. The number of names used varies according to the formality of the situation, with the first name alone used between close friends, the first 2 names used in reasonably informal situations and a minimum of 3 used formally or with strangers. The number of names used continues to increase according to the level of formality. For the purposes of the game deciding the first 4 names is likely to suffice. | + | Tel personal names consist of 5 to 10 separate names, with a particular order but otherwise no significance attached to particular places. The number of names used varies according to the formality of the situation, with the first name alone used between close friends, the first 2 names used in reasonably informal situations and a minimum of 3 used formally or with strangers. The number of names used continues to increase according to the level of formality. For the purposes of the game, deciding the first 4 names is likely to suffice. |
| - | Usually at least one name is included somewhere from each parent's name, but the source and destination positions can vary, so there is no multi-generation heritable component. | + | Usually, at least one name is included somewhere from each parent's name, but the source and destination positions can vary, so there is no multi-generation heritable component. |
| A few examples from Tel phonology are: | A few examples from Tel phonology are: | ||
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| Titles are always optional and are used at the end of whatever part of the name is being used. Some common titles include "Lizh" for priests, "Zhun" for people with advanced academic qualifications, "Shre" for advanced professional qualifications and "Pav", "Rel" and "Shib", the lowest 3 military ranks (lowest to highest). | Titles are always optional and are used at the end of whatever part of the name is being used. Some common titles include "Lizh" for priests, "Zhun" for people with advanced academic qualifications, "Shre" for advanced professional qualifications and "Pav", "Rel" and "Shib", the lowest 3 military ranks (lowest to highest). | ||
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| + | //Please note that if you choose to generate a Tel character, you will have access to a private Tel brief which expands on the above.// | ||
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