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Customs
While societies differ in many ways, some
customs are common across cultures.
With the exception of ogres and trolls, all
cultures burn their dead; the dead are not embalmed 1
or buried. The dead are burned because after time,
they smell and may cause disease. Some cultures
gather the dead into a pile and burn the corpses,
while others such as bugbears send the corpses out
on burning ships. Ogres and trolls, on the other
hand, eat their dead. In fact, ogres eat their parents
when they get too old.
Regardless of race, if local authorities suspect
scandal or adultery, they have a legal right to
surprise suspects, oblige them to open their bedroom
doors and, if convicted, are sentenced immediately
and appropriately.
1. The reason that corpses are not embalmed, is because F.A.T.A.L. attempts to isolate Europe from outside influence.
Embalming originated in Egypt, not Europe. Part of the fantasy of F.A.T.A.L. is in how Europe may have developed without
influence from foreign cultures. It is impossible to remove all influence, but outside influence has been minimzed wherever
possible.
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