Editing Quelovese

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=Habitat=
The quelovese live on a migrant fleet of ships after their home world was destroyed when the sun went nova.
They're not technologically advanced enough to have built these colony ships. The common belief is that they were gifts from the gods. There are 3 colony ships and one member of the ruling Triumvirate resides on each.

==Ships==
Caelestis<br>
Illume<br>
Ecstasis<br>

=Religion=
Type: polytheism (moderately matriarchal)<br>
Direction: inwards<br>
Focus: health and physical well-being<br>

==Ruling Deities==
Xiddal - the Goddess of Abundance and Evil <br>
Khesas - God of Oaths and Chaos<br>
Important Deities: <br>
Molmera - the Goddess of Courtship<br>
Eeilla -  the Goddess of Dreams<br>
Utnar - the God of Nightmares<br>
Asaos - the God of Thunder<br>
Krittix - the Goddess of Orphans<br>
Phoid - the Goddess of Ghosts<br>

Divine Interaction: plays a part in most rituals<br>
Involves: many saints/demi-gods<br>
Afterlife: reunites those separated in life and cannot be reached while alive<br>
Supernatural: guardian angels/spirits, monsters, angels (benevolent ghosts)<br>

Worship: joyous group daily prayers at home<br>
Holidays: very often<br>
Holidays Celebrate: heroes, past revelations, prophets, historical events, past battles<br>
Major Holiday(s): involve great feasts<br>

Clergy: both genders<br>
Function: ceremonial leaders, spiritual advisors<br>
Lifestyle: ascetic<br>
Family: none (chastity required)<br>
Chosen: elected by the people<br>
Distinguished By: a magical/divine aura	<br>

==Cultural Aspects==
Symbol: a book and a fist<br>
Holy Colour: vermillion<br>

Passed Down: via many holy books and some oral tradition<br>
Creation Myth Type: order from void/chaos<br>
Mortals' Origin: forged from metal<br>
Major Myth/Symbol(s): the journey<br>

Deadly Sins: wrath, malice, neglect, indifference, recklessness, apathy, pride, despair and faithlessness<br>
High Virtues: charity, thoughtfulness, wisdom and chastity<br>

Associated Artform: stories/parables<br>

=Culture=
Coming of Age: 9 years old (females only)<br>
Coming of Age Rite: involves tattooing/scarification<br>

Marriage: is based on love<br>
Marriage Rites: involve much gift-giving<br>

Death Rites: The dead are cremated, their ashes blown out into space.<br>

Major Taboo: certain clothing<br>

Prevalence: believed by most<br>
Outsiders: are forced into hiding<br>


=Government=
The flotilla is ruled by a triumvirate. Each member sits for 3 years before they retire. They all have equal voice regardless of their years of service.<br>
Trine are required to be unmarried in order to best remain neutral. Once they've retired, they may marry and have a family if they want.


=Society=
Quelovese are resourceful and use every last piece of something, recycling until an object is no longer worth saving.<br>
They don't have a standardized currency, relying on bartering instead. All things have a known value so that trade can be fair.<br>
Standard goods such as food and water are allocated to each family unit. This ensures that their basic needs are met. Luxury goods are bartered for. <br>


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