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-==== Lashala ====
+Nayabaru **titles** are one of the most important aspects of their [[:Nayabaru:society]].
-One of the strangest positions amongst the Nayabaru are the **Lashala**. To someone who does not know Nayabaru society, they may seem to hold all the power.
+Loosely speaking, they represent a Nayabaru's profession, although the Nayabaru would describe it more as a //responsibility//. Nayabaru of comparable titles are little societal islands, mostly free to conduct themselves amongst each other as they please, with their work rarely judged by outside forces.
-Indeed, they are central to any Nayabaru community - but they do not lead anyone in it any more than any others in the community do.
+Despite largely being organised into independent hierarchical columns, Nayabaru do possess something of an overarching leadership position - a community's //Lashal// helps in [[:Nayabaru:society#dispute-resolution|dispute resolution]], assigns titles to young Nayabaru, and runs [[:Nayabaru:society:sexuality|Taro]].
-Their job is to **assess the correct profession** for a young Nayabaru, to monitor the members of the community throughout their life, and to thus know enough about each Nayabaru to be able to **make decisions if there is a professional dispute**.
+It is entirely possible, although rare, to hold several titles at once. It is also entirely possible to hold no title, although attitudes about this in Nayabaru society vary from region to region and over time. At the times the books //[[:A Thread Between The Stars]]// and //[[:The Sky's Umbilical Cord]]// are set in, [[:Nayabaru:subcultures#reeva-peninsula-subculture|Asheenagiji's Reeva peninsula]] is the most tolerant to Nayabaru without a title.
-They decide the structure of a Nayabaru community as they assign the professions - however, they work on a generational basis. If someone comes to them requesting more //Hesha//, they will raise more //Hesha//, but it will take for them to become adults before this bears any fruit.
+{{ :nayabaru:nayabaru-hierachies.png?nolink |}}
-//Reassigning professions// is not typically done - definitely not for reasons of need of someone in a particular profession, and only very rarely on request of a Nayabaru who feels misfiled and wants a second chance in another profession (which is necessarily just a shortcut on falling from grace in their previous profession - the tattoo scars aren't optional). If there is truly urgent need for someone in a profession (e.g. the only //Seklushi// in town unexpectedly came to death), neighbouring communities will be asked for help until the next generation can fill in.
+===== Title prefixes =====
-Note that Lashala typically do not bother to hold names - everyone refers to them simply as //Lashal//. If for some reason they were un-titled and survived the ordeal, they would be made to take on a four-glyphed name.
 ==== Gan- ====
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 //Makdarhal// is of course far less spectacular. It corresponds to what humans would diagnose as //"well, d'oh, she's the most intelligent person on the planet, and she understands physics better than anyone"//.
+===== Important titles =====
+==== Lashal ====
+One of the strangest positions amongst the Nayabaru are the **Lashala**. To someone who does not know Nayabaru society, they may seem to hold all the power.
+Indeed, they are central to any Nayabaru community - but they do not lead anyone in it any more than any others in the community do.
+Their job is to **assess the correct profession** for a young Nayabaru, to monitor the members of the community throughout their life, and to thus know enough about each Nayabaru to be able to **make decisions if there is a professional dispute**.
+They decide the structure of a Nayabaru community as they assign the professions - however, they work on a generational basis. If someone comes to them requesting more //Hesha//, they will raise more //Hesha// by carefully arranging for them at the next [[:Nayabaru:society:sexuality|Taro]], but it will take for them to become adults before this bears any fruit.
+//Reassigning professions// is not typically done - definitely not for reasons of need of someone in a particular profession, and only very rarely on request of a Nayabaru who feels misfiled and wants a second chance in another profession (which is necessarily just a shortcut on falling from grace in their previous profession - the tattoo scars aren't optional). If there is truly urgent need for someone in a profession (e.g. the only //Seklushi// in town unexpectedly came to death), neighbouring communities will be asked for help until the next generation can fill in.
+Note that Lashala typically do not bother to hold names - everyone refers to them simply as //Lashal//. If for some reason they were un-titled and survived the ordeal, they would be made to take on a four-glyphed name.
 ==== Karesejat ====
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 The current Karesejat, [[:character:Terenyira]], in particular is endowed with an extremely high //Social Respect// due to how well-known she is as an individual. She also enjoys near-infinite //Experience Respect// due to her current nature as a de-facto immortal being.
-==== Resulting Structure ===
+===== Other titles =====
-{{ :nayabaru:nayabaru-hierachies.png?nolink |}}
+==== Hesh ====
+The **Hesha** are the Nayabaru most often encountered in the stories told about Nekenalos, as they are the ones most likely to interact with kavkema. They are the guardians of their communities and continue a tradition of treating kavkema as deeply dangerous and in need of brutal subjugation.
+==== Yereso ====
+The **Yeresoa** are Nayabaru veterinarians, taking care of all number of beasts of burden, but also of captive kavkema with their wildly different metabolisms. They are the second most likely Nayabaru to interact with kavkema and generally do so frequently if one is in captivity. Comparatively speaking, they are quite friendly to kavkema, but since they are obsessed with keeping them alive, the kavkema deeply mistrust them regardless.
+==== Seklushi ====
+The **Seklushia** are Nayabaru doctors, psychiatrists and biologists. They have a reputation for using kavkema as lab rats in their research. It's not undeserved; to Seklushia, kavkema are //assets//, and it's thank to Seklushia that captive kavkema are forcibly bred (although the Yeresoa tend to the actual breeding).
+Seklushia have traditionally worked together with Hesha by supplying them with the tools for biological warfare, such as [[:Nayabaru:technology:Serrata]]. Most of their use for kavkema is in exploring new options in this space. That said, only major settlements would indulge in this arrangement. It's unsurprising that [[:planet:Nekenalos:Asheenagiji:Katal]] is especially notorious for this.
+These are easily the most hated and feared Nayabaru amongst the kavkema.
+==== Darhal ====
+**Darhala** are Nayabaru scientists, merging human professions in the space of physics, chemistry and mathematics. They do some engineering, although anything on a grander scale requires the help of the Otana.
+==== Otan ====
+**Otana** are Nayabaru engineers and architects. They work closely with Darhala to <del>make science happen</del> turn Darhala theories into practical applications.
+==== Neese ====
+**Neesea** are Nayabaru explorers and trappers. These Nayabaru set up anti-kavkem defences further out from the community, complete Nayabaru maps, and generally spend a lot of time roaming.
+They are usually only loosely tied to a community, instead existing in a kind of meta-community for Neesea that weaves between the communities. Statistically speaking, they are the most likely Nayabaru to fall prey to kavkem attacks. They are also the most likely Nayabaru to make friends with kavkema if approached in the right way, giving them information about developments that might harm them, e.g. in exchange for refraining from sabotaging or otherwise attacking the Nayabaru (or rather, the area the Neese is responsible for, seeing as the rest of the planet is effectively invisible to them).
+They work together quite tightly with Hesha, both since they get information about what needs protection from them, and because a Neese will often (but far from always) be accompanied by a Hesh for protection.
+==== Marmo ====
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+**Marmoa** are Nayabaru artists. They are responsible for sculptures and [[:Nayabaru:society:banners]].
-(Raw list for now)
+==== Baskaat ====
-  * Karesejat
+**Baskaata** are farmers and miners.
-  * Hesh
-  * Seklushi
-  * Yereso
-  * Baskaat
-  * Marmo
-  * Neese
-  * Lashal
-  * Otan