Greenwater culture

The Greenwater culture is largely inspired by that of the Vaikan, though it has been influenced by numerous other alien cultures. Greenwater culture is mostly practiced by the Sovereign Confederate Planets, the demonym of which is Krarian.

Compared to the FMASN, the SCP is far more reserved when it comes to interactions with others. They highly value respect for other aliens' beliefs.

Conduct
Generally, Krarians abide by several rules of conduct. It was a direct result of the Palasarian Crusades with the rising discrimination against aliens.

Emotion Suppressing
It is considered improper to express emotions in public, especially negative ones. Krarians believe that negative emotions are the single cause of many conflicts, which of course upset the balance. When not under control, emotions can cause a Vaikan to go into a Maj frenzy. When this happens, they begin destroying everything around them.

Equivalent Exchange
As many Krarians believe in Krayhan's principle of balance, it is generally interpreted that in order to obtain something, one must give something of equal value. Thus, Krarians are not known to be compassionate. If a Krarian helps someone, they expect a favor in return in order to maintain the balance.

Food
Greenwater food tends to be simple, nothing too elaborate. Vaikan chefs use the principle "less is more" which means that simple food tends to be the best tasting. Most Vaikan prefer soups made from grinding and mixing together foods and salts, but they can also ingest solid food. This will require them to liquify it first, however. All food usually falls under the category of finger food. Vaikan tend to stay away from "thin" foods such as lettuce or rice. Instead, they prefer moist, rich items such as potatoes, biscuits and meat.

For drinks, alcoholic beverages are rather surprisingly the norm. Wine is considered the standard drink to have with a meal, though Vaikan over the age of 70 will often substitute it for mead or rum. The Vaikan have built-in special mechanisms that allow them to resist alcohol poisoning making such drinks safe even in excess. However, children under age 70 have not developed such mechanisms except towards wine, which makes mead and rum illegal for anyone under the age of 70. Of course, if wine is unavailable, water is used instead.

Meals
Most Vaikan meals tend to be served in small amounts containing few calories. It is generally considered taboo to gorge oneself in public as it has large connotations to mating rituals. The reason being is that large meals are generally reserved for females who wish to produce offspring, and lots of nutrients are required to produce a healthy egg. As a result, offering a meal to a female tends to have romantic connotations, and elaborate dinners are considered breeding proposals.

Meal customs differ from region to region. Vaikan generally eat food by themselves due to its relation to mating, though dining with close family members or friends and eating in small meager amounts is considered okay.

As Vaikan are unable to swallow food like most humanoid species, they must spit out the dried husk of the food item after draining it of nutrients. As a result, Vaikan have two plates. One that contains the food, and the other which holds the food husks.

Fashion
The clothing style often varies from region to region and even planet to planet. However, the casual dress many Vaikan have is most often a wool tunic with leather boots. Green and brown tend to be the most popular of colors. Such attire originates from Yallvus, though many regions have their own unique set of attire to adapt to their environment.

Males will often carry a weapon in public, very often a sword and occasionally a pistol. Females usually carry a smaller weapon such as a dagger instead. This stems from having to trek across long spans of wilderness while in danger of being attacked by monsters and raiders.

Burial customs
Krarians believe that if a soul remains in the mortal world for too long, it starts to become tormented reliving the worst moments of their lives over and over again. The Vaikan make sure that any soldiers that die will do so honorably to prevent this terrible fate.

A funeral service can be either burying or cremating. It is believed that when a Vaikan is buried in the ground, their soul can reincarnate into another individual. Burying is often chosen instead of cremating during times of war as it is believed that a soldier can continue to fight honorably in death just as he/she did in life.

When a soul is ready to be released into its final resting place, a funeral pyre is built of logs covered in holy oil. When the fire burns out, the ashes of the individual are scattered into the wind, freeing the soul from the mortal plane. (The remains of dead kings are kept in the Sacred Catacombs deep under the Castle Hall in case they need to provide guidance to future kings.)

Pets
Vaikan are very fond of pets. They see them as companions for both travel and hunting. Carnivores are widely preferred such as feline and canine creatures. Among the most popular are the Ucharpli panther. However, Earth creatures such as tigers and wolves are just as popular, though some Vaikan prefer smaller creatures such as house cats and Vossin.

Rodents and other small herbivorous animals are not kept as pets in Vaikan society as in their eyes, they serve no use unlike the more popular pets which have the ability to hunt. The only reason why a Vaikan would buy a rodent is to feed it to his/her pet.

Speech and gestures

 * When addressing a Krarian, refer to them by either their trait name, profession or full name. Calling an adult by their birth name is considered highly casual and should be avoided on formal occasions..


 * It is customary to exchange names when meeting someone for the first time. This should be done just before either the handshake or bow.


 * To do a Krarian salute, quickly raise your right hand to the edge of your left shoulder.


 * To do a Krarian nod, quickly drop your head so that the chin meets the base of the neck; a head shake is done by quickly turning your head to the right and raising it 45 degrees.


 * Handshakes have become common in Krarian society, but a more formal greeting is putting one's hands together and doing a slight bow.


 * For the equivalent of a hug, simply kneel down and bow your head. Hugging is not present in Krarian culture as such a gesture is considered a form of attack. A Krarian that gets hugged would get jumpy and uncomfortable.