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{{quote|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.|20px|20px|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'''.
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{{TOC right}}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 ==
 
== The Fennish Atlas ==
 
What's where in Fenspace, and what to do when you get there.
 
What's where in Fenspace, and what to do when you get there.
  
* '''[[Places in Fenspace]]'''
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;[[Places in Fenspace]]
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;[[Tourism in Fenspace]]
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:[[Fenspace Theme Parks]]
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:[[Fenspace Travel Guide]]
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:[[Gondolier|Gondoliers]]: Fenspace's tour guides
  
* '''[[Tourism in Fenspace]]'''
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;[[Interplanetary Travel Times]]
** '''[[Fenspace Theme Parks]]'''
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:How long it takes to get anywhere from Earth
** '''[[Fenspace Travel Guide]]'''
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** '''[[Gondolier|Gondoliers]]''' - Fenspace's tour guides
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;[[Airport Codes]]
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:Expanding on Earthside aviation's best-practices.
  
 
== Government ==
 
== Government ==
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''Main article: [[Government in Fenspace]]''
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How Fen get along with each other and with others.
 
How Fen get along with each other and with others.
  
* Fennish Government
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===Fennish Government===
** The meta-government, from which all other Fennish government derives its authority: '''The [[Fenspace Convention]]'''
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;The [[Fenspace Convention]]
** Law enforcement in Fenspace: '''The [[Space Patrol]]'''
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:The meta-government, from which all other Fennish government derives its authority
*** '''[[Crime in Fenspace]]'''
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:The [[Fen Consulate to Canada]] - an example of Fennish Government in the 'Danelaw
*** '''[[Courts in Fenspace]]'''
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;Law Enforcement in Fenspace
** Fennish military: '''Operation [[Great Justice]]'''
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:'''The [[Space Patrol]]'''
** Nobility (or what passes for nobility) amongst Fen: '''[[Awards and Chivalrous Orders in Fenspace]]'''
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:The [[AMP]]
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:The [[Kandor City Police Department]]
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:[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
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;[[Courts in Fenspace]]
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;[[Great Justice]]
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:Fennish military
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;[[Awards and Chivalrous Orders in Fenspace]]
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:Nobility (or what passes for nobility) amongst Fen
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;[[Politics in Fenspace]]
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:A high-level description of political thought, not of actual political activity
  
* '''[[Mundane Government in Fenspace]]'''
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===Other Governments===
* The [[Fen Consulate to Canada]] - an example of Fennish Government in the 'Danelaw
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;[[Mundane Government in Fenspace]]
 
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:How the 'Danelaw comes Up
* '''[[Politics in Fenspace]]''' - a high-level description of political thought, not of actual political activity
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;[[Fen-Dane Relations]]
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:How the new societies get along with their motherlands
  
 
== Culture ==
 
== Culture ==
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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.
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;The [[Fen Calendar]]
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:Festivals, birthdays of note, days of memorials, and other things that happen every year.
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;[[Education in Fenspace]]
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:Teaching the [[fenkinder]] how to survive, thrive, and fit in with their [[Faction Guide|factions]].
  
* '''[[Finance in Fenspace]]''': While there are a few communist utopias and barter-driven societies in Fenspace, most Fen ''like'' using money.
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=== Economy ===
  
* '''[[Education in Fenspace]]''': Teaching the [[fenkinder]] how to survive, thrive, and fit in with their [[Faction Guide|factions]].
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;[[Finance in Fenspace]]
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:While there are a few communist utopias and barter-driven societies in Fenspace, most Fen ''like'' using money.
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;[[Fen Corporations]]
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:Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living.
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;'''[[Crime in Fenspace]]'''
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:Unfortunately, some people work at the wrong sort of jobs.
  
 
=== Entertainment ===
 
=== Entertainment ===
Because most Fen don't work 24×7.
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Because most Fen don't work 24×7, and you can't just sit around playing ''Caverns and Catgirls'' all weekend...
  
* '''[[Fen Sports]]'''
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;[[Fen Sports]]
 
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:The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat... '''''In Space!'''''
* '''[[Television in Fenspace]]'''
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;[[Musicians in Fenspace]]
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:People who make music.
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;[[Television in Fenspace]]
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:Even the Fen watch TV sometimes.
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;[[Things to Drink in Fenspace]]
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:Because everyone has their favourite tipple.
  
 
=== 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]]'''
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;[[Religion in Fenspace]]
 
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:Organized belief in Fenspace.
* '''[[Myths of Fenspace]]'''
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;[[Myths of Fenspace]]
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:Disorganized belief in Fenspace.
  
 
== Minority Groups ==
 
== Minority Groups ==
  
Even Fenspace has its easily-recognized minorities. Unlike the 'Danelaw, these groups were created artificially.
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Even Fenspace has its easily-recognized minorities. Unlike in the 'Danelaw, these groups were created artificially.
  
* '''[[Catgirls]]'''
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;'''[[Catgirls]]'''
* '''[[Rabbit People]]'''
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:The largest visible minority group in Fenspace.
* '''[[Artificial Intelligence]]'''
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;'''[[Rabbit People]]'''
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:Another minority group, less-obvious but still common.
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;'''[[Artificial Intelligence]]'''
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:Not as visible as the catgirls, but more numerous.
  
 
== Miscellany ==
 
== Miscellany ==
* [[Airport Codes]] - expanding on Earthside aviation's best-practices.
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;The [[Space Age]]
* The [[Space Age]] - Fenspace's unofficial calendar.
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:Fenspace's unofficial calendar.
  
  
 
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[[Category:Gazetteer]]
 
[[Category:Gazetteer]]
 
[[Category:Key pages]]
 
[[Category:Key pages]]
 
[[Category:List of lists]]
 
[[Category:List of lists]]

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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.

Places in Fenspace
Tourism in Fenspace
Fenspace Theme Parks
Fenspace Travel Guide
Gondoliers: Fenspace's tour guides
Interplanetary Travel Times
How long it takes to get anywhere from Earth
Airport Codes
Expanding on Earthside aviation's best-practices.

Government

Main article: Government in Fenspace

How Fen get along with each other and with others.

Fennish Government

The Fenspace Convention
The meta-government, from which all other Fennish government derives its authority
The Fen Consulate to Canada - an example of Fennish Government in the 'Danelaw
Law Enforcement in Fenspace
The Space Patrol
The AMP
The Kandor City Police Department
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Courts in Fenspace
Great Justice
Fennish military
Awards and Chivalrous Orders in Fenspace
Nobility (or what passes for nobility) amongst Fen
Politics in Fenspace
A high-level description of political thought, not of actual political activity

Other Governments

Mundane Government in Fenspace
How the 'Danelaw comes Up
Fen-Dane Relations
How the new societies get along with their motherlands

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.
Crime in Fenspace
Unfortunately, some people work at the wrong sort of jobs.

Entertainment

Because most Fen don't work 24×7, and you can't just sit around playing Caverns and Catgirls all weekend...

Fen Sports
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat... In Space!
Musicians in Fenspace
People who make music.
Television in Fenspace
Even the Fen watch TV sometimes.
Things to Drink in Fenspace
Because everyone has their favourite tipple.

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 in the 'Danelaw, these groups were created artificially.

Catgirls
The largest visible minority group in Fenspace.
Rabbit People
Another minority group, less-obvious but still common.
Artificial Intelligence
Not as visible as the catgirls, but more numerous.

Miscellany

The Space Age
Fenspace's unofficial calendar.