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What Fen do, why they do it, and when it's done. | What Fen do, why they do it, and when it's done. | ||
| − | + | ;The [[Fen Calendar]] | |
| + | :Festivals, birthdays of note, days of memorials, and other things that happen every year. | ||
| + | ;[[Education in Fenspace]] | ||
| + | :Teaching the [[fenkinder]] how to survive, thrive, and fit in with their [[Faction Guide|factions]]. | ||
| − | + | === Economy === | |
| − | + | ;[[Finance in Fenspace]] | |
| + | :While there are a few communist utopias and barter-driven societies in Fenspace, most Fen ''like'' using money. | ||
| + | ;[[Fen Corporations]] | ||
| + | :Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living. | ||
=== Entertainment === | === Entertainment === | ||
Because most Fen don't work 24×7. | Because most Fen don't work 24×7. | ||
| − | + | ;[[Fen Sports]] | |
| − | + | :The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat... In Space! | |
| − | + | ;[[Television in Fenspace]] | |
| + | :Even the Fen watch TV sometimes. | ||
=== Beliefs === | === Beliefs === | ||
Most Fen aren't materialists; they need something to believe in. | Most Fen aren't materialists; they need something to believe in. | ||
| − | + | ;[[Religion in Fenspace]] | |
| − | + | :Organized belief in Fenspace. | |
| − | + | ;[[Myths of Fenspace]] | |
| + | :Disorganized belief in Fenspace. | ||
== Minority Groups == | == Minority Groups == | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 8 November 2011
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| “ | The results of living inside a proscenium arch of satellites is that the young now accept the public spaces of the earth as role-playing areas. Sensing this, they adopt costumes and roles and are ready to "do their thing" everywhere. | ” |
| —Marshall McLuhan, From Cliché to Archetype | ||
When people get together in groups larger than the family, they form a society (or a group of societies), and societies have their own habits, practices, and taboos - their culture. These articles describe aspects of Fen Culture.
The Fennish Atlas
What's where in Fenspace, and what to do when you get there.
- Tourism in Fenspace
- Fenspace Theme Parks
- Fenspace Travel Guide
- Gondoliers - Fenspace's tour guides
Government
How Fen get along with each other and with others.
- Fennish Government
- The meta-government, from which all other Fennish government derives its authority: The Fenspace Convention
- The Fen Consulate to Canada - an example of Fennish Government in the 'Danelaw
- Law enforcement in Fenspace: The Space Patrol
- Fennish military: Operation Great Justice
- Nobility (or what passes for nobility) amongst Fen: Awards and Chivalrous Orders in Fenspace
- The meta-government, from which all other Fennish government derives its authority: The Fenspace Convention
- Fen-Dane Relations - how the new societies get along with their motherlands
- Politics in Fenspace - a high-level description of political thought, not of actual political activity
Culture
What Fen do, why they do it, and when it's done.
- The Fen Calendar
- Festivals, birthdays of note, days of memorials, and other things that happen every year.
- Education in Fenspace
- Teaching the fenkinder how to survive, thrive, and fit in with their factions.
Economy
- Finance in Fenspace
- While there are a few communist utopias and barter-driven societies in Fenspace, most Fen like using money.
- Fen Corporations
- Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living.
Entertainment
Because most Fen don't work 24×7.
- Fen Sports
- The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat... In Space!
- Television in Fenspace
- Even the Fen watch TV sometimes.
Beliefs
Most Fen aren't materialists; they need something to believe in.
- Religion in Fenspace
- Organized belief in Fenspace.
- Myths of Fenspace
- Disorganized belief in Fenspace.
Minority Groups
Even Fenspace has its easily-recognized minorities. Unlike the 'Danelaw, these groups were created artificially.
Miscellany
- Airport Codes - expanding on Earthside aviation's best-practices.
- The Space Age - Fenspace's unofficial calendar.
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