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===From Struggle, Victory=== | ===From Struggle, Victory=== | ||
− | Third, Tehom is ''confident''. Tehomin history is full of its hare of horrors, yet humanity has always managed to recover and excel. While an optimistic society, Tehom does not expect bland harmony. Rather, it accepts that the world is full of obstacles, and the humanity will eventually conquer them and improve itself in the process. The wild outer seas are alien realms of the Hadalians, beyond human control. However, They are also a place of awe-inspiring beauty, and untold resources waiting to be developed. And while there are fluid conflicts between cosmopoli, the dominant form of state conflict is archonic war: the contained, ritualized duel between champions of competing city-states. In stark contrast to the destabilizing consequences of constant warfare, archonic duels have been fully incorporated into the structure of society, culture, politics, and the economy. It is a known quantity, and it is even celebrated by adoring partisans who follow their favorite champions in online chatrooms, fueled by rumors fed to them by a paparazzi. | + | Third, Tehom is ''confident''. Tehomin history is full of its hare of horrors, yet humanity has always managed to recover and excel. While an optimistic society, Tehom does not expect bland harmony. Rather, it accepts that the world is full of obstacles, and the humanity will eventually conquer them and improve itself in the process. The wild outer seas are alien realms of the Hadalians, beyond human control. However, They are also a place of awe-inspiring beauty, and untold resources waiting to be developed. And while there are fluid conflicts between cosmopoli, the dominant form of state conflict is archonic war: the contained, ritualized duel between champions of competing city-states. In stark contrast to the destabilizing consequences of constant warfare, archonic duels have been fully incorporated into the structure of society, culture, politics, and the economy. It is a known quantity, and it is even celebrated by adoring partisans who follow their favorite champions in online chatrooms, fueled by rumors fed to them by a paparazzi. |
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+ | *Tehom is not a world of war as we understand it. There is violence, yes, but not war. Despite the occasional attacks by Hadlaians and fluid conflicts between cosmopoli, the defining form of violence is | ||
==Tehom & Classical Analogs== | ==Tehom & Classical Analogs== |