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====Felarya museum====
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Ironically, the first and only known Felarya museum is not situated on Felarya but on the world of Arlinic.  It's a huge collection of treasures from various temples of Felarya and data on its fauna and flora, all of them brought by the talented veteran adventurer Ranilla.  The museum is very famous for some unique pieces in its collection, and for the data collected by her.  The museum uses a part of its income to pay for the next of Ranilla's carefully planned expeditions.
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== In [[Negav]] ==
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==== The Negav Eye ====
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A tall, oval-shaped building is the housing place of the Negav Eye, the best-selling newspaper in Negav, and probably in all of Felarya as well.  The paper has been accused of relying on sensationalism to attract customers, publishing stories of crazy conspiracies, hidden treasures and dubious reports on predator behavior.  It is also the only paper in Negav that will run stories on events outside of Negav... no other company is willing to go through that many employees each year.  This work has paid off, as apparently some reporters have succeeded in actually getting interviews with predators!  A very famous expedition was the horrific failure of an attempt to interview the [[nagas|Naga]] [[Anna]] Demorah.
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==== Mirror Day ====
 
It's called "Cal-Chanim" in ancient elvish: "Deadly reflections".  It's a yearly occurrence where the influence of the mirrors of [[Misty glade#Milkadis temple|Milkadis]] are at their peak.  On this day alone, creatures from the mirror of the temple can travel through every mirrors of Felarya.  Places that aren't prepared can be literally overrun by strange and deadly creatures coming out from mirrors, on which conventional magic is often useless.  Even the [[Negav#The Isolon Eye|Isolon eye]] seems to have little effect on mirror denizens.  The solution to the problem is very simple however: just cover every single mirror with a blanket and they will be ignored by the mirror monsters.  With time, Mirror Day (Cal-Chanim) has become a sort of festival with inhabitants of Negav parading colorful figures representing  [[Fauna2#Mirror Lurker|mirror lurkers]] or [[Fauna2#Crysaltinos|crysaltinos]] around the streets.  In Negav, carrying a mirror during Cal-Chanim is an extremely serious offense that can be deemed sabotage and punishable by death in certain cases.
 
  
It's interesting to note that the mirror denizens can use any surface that is flat and reflective enough to be considered a mirror as a gateway during Cal-Chanim.  It's said that they've even exited from the surface of a lake once!
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=== [[Felaryan proverbs]] ===
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Proverbs, expressions, and various saying of popular wisdom, used by different species around Felarya.
  
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=== [[Religions]] ===
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Listing and descriptions of some of the religions found across Felarya.
  
==== The Blinded ====
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=== [[Games and Recreation]] ===
Blinded ones, are criminals in [[Negav]]. When someone is caught after having committed a serious offense such as treason, theft, or murder in Negav, they are branded with the image of a closed eye. It shows that they have commited crimes of some kind. Depending on what they did, they'll be sentenced to work in the [[Ascarlin mountains#Great ascarlin mines|Ascarlin mines]], be a servant for the rich and the elite, or even be banished from [[Negav]] altogether, which is basically a death sentence. Some Blinded who commited minor crimes are just released in the city, but the brand tells Negavians that they are criminal, and they are treated as second class citizens.
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Various types of games usually played on Felarya. Many of them are native to this world and pretty much found only there.
  
Moreover, the brand is magic and can't be hidden by any means, and anyone with a hint of magic can sense the presence of a Blinded from a distance.
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=== [[Felaryan Cuisine]] ===
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Various dishes served only on Felarya.
  
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=== [[Currency]] ===
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Most common currencies used in Felarya.
  
====The O.A.D.D.====
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=== [[Calendar|Felaryan Calendar]] ===
Founded nearly a century ago by an eccentric, but exceedingly wealthy, doctor from the planet Verimar, the Organization for the Assistance of the Dimensionally Displaced (O.A.D.D.) aims to "Bring a little bit of mercy to a world full of horrible, horrible deaths".
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How the passage of time is recorded in Felarya.
  
From its HQ in [[Negav]], the O.A.D.D. runs a small safe-house/clinic for those who have found themselves in Felarya against their will.  They take in refugees that have survived their dangerous trudge through the jungle to Negav, or have been found by other expeditions into the jungle.
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=== [[Felaryan Language]] ===
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Description of the different means of communication used on Felarya, and of the powerful spell of translation cast by [[Almikar Potentis]] over the continent.
  
Upon being handed over to the Organization, the refugee is taken to a safe-house where they are given a good meal, a warm bed, and medical and psychological help if needed.  If the refugee's world is part of the network that regularly trades with Felarya, they are sent back home through Negav's dimensional gate.  If their world does not trade with Negav, they are aided in finding a job in Negav, with the O.A.D.D, or given the option of being taken to another world to make a new start.
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=== Culture by species ===
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* [[Human Culture]]
  
The O.A.D.D has been fairly successful in its mission, and has several divisions on a few of the more prominent worlds that regularly trade with Felarya.  It gets most of its funding from donations from wealthy sympathizers, or from the dedicated employees chipping in with their own money to keep it running.
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* [[Dridder Culture]]
  
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* [[Fairy Culture]]
  
*Credits goes to Jaette-troll for the idea of the Negav Eye, to Silent-eric for the blinded, to rcs619 for the OADD, and to French-snack for the idea of the museum.
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* [[Elven Culture]]
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* [[Neko Culture]]
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* [[Naga Culture]]
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* [[Jotun Culture]]
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* [[Demonic Culture]]

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A studious Sphinx. Picture by Sandara and used with artist's permission. For larger version visit Sandara's gallery.


Felaryan proverbs

Proverbs, expressions, and various saying of popular wisdom, used by different species around Felarya.

Religions

Listing and descriptions of some of the religions found across Felarya.

Games and Recreation

Various types of games usually played on Felarya. Many of them are native to this world and pretty much found only there.

Felaryan Cuisine

Various dishes served only on Felarya.

Currency

Most common currencies used in Felarya.

Felaryan Calendar

How the passage of time is recorded in Felarya.

Felaryan Language

Description of the different means of communication used on Felarya, and of the powerful spell of translation cast by Almikar Potentis over the continent.

Culture by species