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The Ogary Culture

Common Names

Organization

In this culture, power is distributed evenly among all individuals. Landowners are most highly regarded. Men are dominant. Social mobility is only possible through marriage.

Religion

This religion is shamanistic. Regular gatherings happen once a week. Worshippers assemble in synagogues to participate in silent meditation and share with a shaman.

Taboos

Not sharing food with others is a grave sin.

Not offering condolences to someone who has experienced a loss is a grave sin.

Not addressing someone by their proper title is a grave sin.

Greetings

Formal situations require the lesser person to kneel. If the status difference is slight, it is only kneeling on one knee. If the status difference is great, the lesser person must prostrate themselves. In informal situations, simple nodding the head is acceptable.

Meals

There are specific dishes or meals that are associated with important life events, such as weddings or funerals.

Design

Images of food are a hallmark of the local design aesthetic.

Music

Ogary music has a single rhythm with a fast beat. It is quiet, with simple harmony. It often has a focused melody with a low pitch in a A Mixolydian key. Usually, it has a whispering timbre.