Editing WS:Felines Culture (section)

=Society=
Felines live in a matriarchal and martial society that is very strongly divided along class and race lines.

When first presented to court, whether provincial or Imperial, the individual is expected to recite her entire family line.  She is also expected to ignore the signs of boredom from probably everyone in the room, except for the harpies, who will listen closely, hopeful for a mistake.  A mistake is hardly fatal, but will mark the individual for some years.

Such extremely formal events are particularly important to Felines particularly because much of the rest of their society, and their inclinations is to extreme violence.  Most cats are loners, creatures that prefer not to associate with others, and Felines are little different.  The rituals and rules serve as a social lubricant that allows so many fiercely independent and bloody-minded to operate in some form of peace.  Despite these strong controls, it is rare for there to be no conflicts somewhere within the Empire.  Especially as the Empire has not expanded in years.


Basic Feline society is like a cross between the Rift War world of Terawan (Kelawan?) and Kzin.