#+TITLE: Kala
#+SETUPFILE: ../template.org

* Info
Anthropomorphic orca/dragon hybrid people, they live in warm areas and near the
beach. Peaceful, magical and wise.
** Dynamics between other species and/or races
Close allies with the Sneps. 
** Cultural disconnects between species and/or races
** Commonalities between species and/or races
** Significant physical features
* Locations
** Natural formations
** Monuments
** Government buildings/castles
** Train stations/airports/subways/launch pads/highways
** Shops/stores
** Houses/apartments
** Countries/states/cities/planets
* Travel
** Restrictions on travel
** Dangerous locations
** Luxury/vacation locations
** Immigration/emigration
** Travel times between locations
** Common methods of travel
** Affordability of travel
* Architecture & Infrastructure
** Common building materials
** Expensive building materials
** Appearance and layout of typical houses
** Appearance and layout of expensive houses
** Appearance and layout of typical shops/stores
** Streets and sidewalks (brick, cobblestone, dirt, etc.)
** Availability of plumbing and sewage
** Garbage collection
** Distribution of energy
** Burial practices 
* Medicine
** Curable diseases
** Incurable diseases
** Common diseases
** Rare diseases
** Availability of medicine
** Cost of medicine
** Legal drugs/potions/substances
** Illegal drugs/potions/substances
* Professions
** Common professions
** Less common professions
** Rare professions
** Gender/racial/species/education restrictions of professions
** Unemployment rate
* Economy
** Distribution of wealth
** Lifestyle of average income earners
** Lifestyle of the poor
** Lifestyle of the rich
** Money system or bartering system
* History
** Major world events
** Major wars
** Major natural disasters
** Age of civilization
** Previous leaders/rulers
** Recent cultural shifts/changes
* Clothing
** Cheap fabrics
** expensive fabrics
** Lower class clothing styles
** Middle class clothing styles
** Upper class clothing styles
** Differences in clothing between genders
** Differences in clothing between regions
** Differences in clothing between cultural groups or species
* Food
** Staple foods
** Luxury foods
** Availability of food
** Local/regional dishes
* Entertainment
** Professional sports
** Hobby/schoolyard sports
** Board games and/or card games
** Music styles
** Common instruments
** Common themes and subject matter of fiction
** Government/legal/regional restrictions on films, plays, novels, music
** Affordability of films, sports games, board games, instruments, books, etc.
* Law
** Criminal justice system
** Minor crimes
** Major crimes
** Laws impacting daily life
** Common sentences for crimes (prison, labor, execution, etc.)
** Police behavior, uniform, practices, powers
** Prison conditions
** Public opinion of law enforcement
* Politics
** Political parties
None, ruled by a religious leader
** Ruler/King/Queen/President/Prime Minister
ail Raub, the king of Usill, the capital.
** Prominenailat Members of Court/Government
** Secret government agencies and/or organizations
** Public opinion of the ruler/government
Positive, cautious about change.
** Ideologies
** Political system
Monarchy, there's nobles that help execute the will of the monarch.
** Spies
* Magic
** Common spells
** Rare spells
** Restrictions on spells
** Common magical skills
** Rare magical skills
** Restrictions on magical skills
** Common potions
** Rare potions
** Restrictions on potions
** Prevalence of magic users
** Society’s perception of magic
** Requirements of using magic
* Technology
** Availability of technology
** Capabilities of technology
** Weapon technology
** Entertainment technology
** Energy creation technology
** Transportation technology
* Religion
** Major religions
** Dynamics between religious groups
** Places of worship
** Religious holidays
** Morals and beliefs
** Origin of religion
** Prevalence of religion
** Separation (or lack of separation) between church and government
** Supersitions
* Cosmology
** Origin of the cosmos
** Structure or model of the cosmos
** How the cosmos will end, if ever
* Family
** Typical age of marriage
** Typical number of children
** Typical family dynamic/structure
** Attitudes towards children
** Attitudes towards the elderly
** Attitudes towards romantic love
** Care for elderly relatives (in-home, nursing homes, etc.)
** Care for children (traditional parenting, nannies, boarding school, etc.)
** Gender roles (or lack of gender roles)
** Importance of birth order to family roles, inheritance, profession
* Education
** Typical education level
** School subjects
** School environment (strict, lenient, etc.)
** Availability of schooling/education
** Cost of education
** Restrictions on education due to gender, abilities, species, etc.
* Language
** Primary/major languages
[[file:lang/lewa.org][L'ewa]]
** Regional/minor languages
The trade language based on Esperanto
** Prevalence of multilingual/bilingual people
Merchants know enough L'ewa and Miau to get by. Kalan merchants are more likely
to understand more L'ewa than Miau.
** Colloquial phrases, slang, and curses
| peknos | Greeting, goodbye |
** Body language
Kala like showing off their bodies.
** Common translation problems/misunderstandings
+ Kala have issues with the purring noises used in Miau
+ Kala are more likely to call Miau "mi'au" (\frasl{}miʔau\frasl{}) due to L'ewa
  not having the diphthong \frasl{}ia\frasl{}