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ARCHIVE DATA FOUND: AMAZONS

Culture Overview

The Amazon homeworld Themyscira takes its name from an ancient Amazonian word meaning “we all are one.”

Amazons are the dominant life form of Themyscira, rising to prominence through control of resources, agriculture, and population control. The discovery and near-universal utilisation of deep-meditation fertility control through Geomancy gave Amazons a competitive edge over all other Themysciran species.

Themyscira is ruled collectively, but Amazons have planetary figureheads in the Two Queens of the North and South. The political and practical power of the Geomantic Council is second only the planet-wide government

Amazons achieved spaceflight many centuries ago. They now have a broad knowledge of the greater galaxy, and have established contact with many other intelligent life forms.

Amazon culture is collectivist, and togetherness is fundamental to all Amazons. Young people learn to value collective decision making and action, keeping interactions civil and harmonious. Where disagreements do occur, giving offence is taboo, and taking offence is rare.

In military organisations that require hierarchical control, formalised conflict control is used such as non-lethal sword duels, or games of chance.

All Amazons are familiar with the basic etiquette of sword duels, as they are accepted practice in settling non-judiciary social disagreements.

Persons and Pronouns

Amazons refer to each other as women or woman in the singular. All people are women and all women are people. She or they are the accepted pronouns and are considered interchangeable although there sometimes is a preference among us. In polite or formal writing, capitalisation of Her, She, They or Woman is sometimes used for current or former mothers.

Greetings

Amazons clasp each others elbows in friendly greeting. As a conversation opener or as small talk, Amazons love to set puzzles or recite riddles (or indeed design riddles) for each other. They may also discuss weather, family, children, work and study.

Relationships

Amazons are non-monogamous, and polyamorous family structures are common.

Amazons are able to control their fertility through Geomancy, a faith-based ideological meditation technique. It has been observed that Amazons who do not believe in the efficacy of Geomantic faith-based physic are unable to either up or down regulate their fertility.

Geomancy is a planet-wide religion which balances population regionally and globally according to resources. After the population control issues of the last but most recent age the Geomantic Council promoted a planet-wide adherence to a permission-based family planning system.

Northern versus Southern

The climate of Themyscaira is more extreme than that of Earth and as a result the only populated regions on the planet are a small semi-circular ring of habitable climate in the North and a similar semicircular area in the south. Due to modern technology — travel and communications — the discernible ‘difference’ in culture is really rather minimal but certain old habits remain. Northerners tend to be more restrained in their mode of dress, speech, music, dance and thought, preferring simple or minimalist clothing. Southerners are more expressive and colourful, preferring decorated and embellished clothing and headwear.

Religion

Geomancy

The state and planetary faith is in the magnetic fields that permeate the land and the sea. Amazons believe in the spiritual significance and quasi-benevolent sentience of these waves. It has been observed that these waves, their ‘frequency’ and their ‘directionality’ can be controlled and channelled through faith-based means and produce real results through faith-based healing. The magnetic field is known by its ancient Themyscairan name Oort. The Oort is not all-powerful but holds a special meaning and significance to Amazons, and annual celebrations marking Oorts effect on the weather and the seasons are observed.

Science

The study and perfection of the scientific arts — physics, engineering, chemistry, architecture, electronics, biology and ecology are respected endeavours and command prestige in society that is not matched by either Faith-arts (Geomancy) or Arts(music).