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Kaluameh (singular. Kaluatl)
Physical Description
The Kaluameh are an all-female species of anthropomorphic dromaeosaurids and tend to be tall, with an average height of 7 feet (2.13m).
Like most other species on Mahwali, the Kaluameh are quite long-lived and individuals have been known to reach over 300 years of age. They retain their youthful looks throughout their adult life, even Kaluameh who die of old age do not look a day older than 25 years. Death by old age is caused by internal organ failure, typically the heart.

The Kaluameh reproduce through parthenogenesis, but a Kaluatl daughter is not clone of her mother and has only half the mother's genetic material.

The Kaluatl digestive system is extremely efficient to the point where it leaves no waste-matter. Not only that, but even the womb can serve as a stomach.
Due to this efficient digestive system, Kaluameh gain much more calories and nutrition from their meals.

Kaluameh are physiologically and neurologically wired to experience sexual stimulation by swallowing prey alive. Because of this, the Kaluatl body has several adaptations to make up for this species feeding behavior. Their internal organs are very strong and resistant to damage, unfortunately this also causes them to fail after a few centuries. In addition, it is easy for Kaluameh to maintain their milk production and their milk is rich with nutrients, which enables a group of Kaluameh to be fed even if only one of them is able to find prey.

Reproduction and Sexuality
The reproduction process is triggered by an intense and prolonged desire to have children, this releases biochemicals which cause one or more egg cells to be released into the uterus where they begin prenatal development.

Because of their reproduction method, no stigma exist regarding incest as there is no risk of inbreeding. The Kaluameh also tend to be polyamorous and they view sex as recreation.

The Kaluameh have two basic concepts of sex: nahan and nachue.
Nahan is the type of sex which expresses affection such as between friends and family. Nahan is usually used to seal political alliances as it is seen as a symbol of friendship between both parties. Nahan is also used to refer to casual sex that is devoid of affection, besides the word's actual meaning.
Nachue on the other hand is the type of sex in which someone is taken advantage of. Nachue doesn't just cover rape, for instance it also covers consensual sex in which one party ends up being eaten.

Intanui
The vast majority of Kaluameh live in the archipelago of Intanui, in which there are several competing citystates. However, Intanui also has several minor sapient species besides the Kaluameh.

Intanuan Society
The basic unit of Intanuan society is the family, which is not only marked by blood relations but also by legally constructed relations. The lesinatl, the oldest freeborn woman in the family, is the absolute head of the family; she is the master over her children, the slaves, and the freedwomen (liberated slaves, the first generation still legally inferior to the freeborn), disposing of them and of their goods at will, even having them put to death. However, the lesinatl has the responsibility to ensure that all members in her family are provided for, including the slaves.

There are four different social classes in Intanuan society, these are the juarameh, the nualameh, the alehmeh, and the lahnameh.

The juarameh (singular. juaratl) are the nobility and the principal landowners. The hierarchy among the juarameh is very fluid and based on a combination of lineage and prestige. Those families who are found to be deserving are given land, thus the most powerful juarameh are the ones with the most valuable land and most prestigious lineages.

The nualameh (singular. nualatl) are the priesthood. While most of the nualameh do not own land, the temple they serve and thus its janualatl (high-priestess, plural. janualameh) do. Typically, the janualatl owns the land of and around her temple.
The nualameh are the only social class to receive tributes from all other classes, because of the service their temples provide and to appease the divine Masters.

The alehmeh (singular. alehtl) are people who provide services or goods for money. These can range from artists, craftsmen, workers, guards, merchants, to career soldiers. Though, an alehtl cannot own land and must pay taxes to her juaratl landowner if she has a home.

The lahnameh (singular. lahnatl) are mainly the ones who provide Intanuan society with food, and do so through fishing, hunting, animal husbandry, and aquaculture. A lahnatl pay most of her yield as tax to her juaratl landowner, but is also required to pay a labor tax, which means that she has to partake in construction projects or military service for a certain amount. However, a lahnatl usually have enough of her yield left after taxation to allow her to sell some of it for money, thus enabling her to purchase goods and services.

While slaves are technically a social class, Intanuan society do not consider them as such. Instead they are seen as property. Slaves are typically prisoners of war, criminals, or citizens who sell themselves to slavery due to poverty. Slaves can be bought and sold in slave markets. Many slaves are freed by their masters for fine services rendered; some slaves can even save money to buy their freedom.
According to Intanuan law, mutilation and torture of slaves is prohibited, although murder is legal. In addition, it is required by law that the lesinatl of the family that the slave belongs to ensures that the slave is provided for while still alive.
Many slaves are eaten by their masters, but there are also several who are thought too fond of to be killed.

Typically, related families (either biologically or socially) settle together to form an anohkuatl (plural. anohkuameh), which is a sort of clan, town, or village.
The anohkuatl is centered around the local chief, the anlohtl (plural. anlohmeh), to whom its members are normally related and she provides the anohkuatl members with lands for settlement as well as law and order in exchange for tax and loyalty.
The anohkuatl also runs a temple where the adoration of the Masters is performed, as well as a school where the young are taught. Some anohkuameh are specialised in a trade, which is practiced by all of its members.

A motuitl (plural. motuimeh) is a citystate composed of several anohkuameh and ruled by a mesotl (plural. mesomeh). The motuitl is the political unit that holds sway over a given territory and defends and possible expands it by military might. The mesotl is the head of the most influential anohkuatl, often because of having the most prestigious lineage.

Motuimeh states normally strive towards dominating neighboring motuimeh through warfare. In this way, weak motuimeh become subjugated by stronger ones to whom they then pay tribute. This often leads to the formation of alliances between subordinate motuimeh in order to overthrow a dominant motuitl. Some alliances are short-lived, or ad hoc and others are long term relationships where a group of motuimeh will converge to form what is sometimes almost a single political entity.
Sometimes when a motuitl manages to dominate several other motuimeh, the ruling mesotl takes the title of jamesotl (plural. jamesomeh, meaning "high-queen").

Intanuan Education
The Intanui motuimeh are unique on Mahwali in having a system of mandatory education for all children, regardless of rank or station.
This is because the lesinatl of a family is expected to ensure that all children in her family are properly educated. This even include the children of her slaves; though they may not receive a formal education, the slave-children are taught the skills necessary to properly serve the family.

Until the age of ten, the education of children are in the hands of their family, but supervised by authorities of their anohkuatl. Periodically, they attend their local temples to test their progress. When children are about ten years of age, they are expected to attend school until the age of eighteen.

There are two types of schools: the mehkonuetl (plural. mehkonuemeh), for practical and military studies, and the nelamuatl (plural. nelamuameh), for advanced learning in writing, astronomy, statesmanship, theology, and other areas.

The mehkonuetl taught history, religion, military fighting arts, and a trade or craft. Some mehkonuetl students are chosen for the army and become career-soldiers, but most of them return to their homes.

The nelamuatl is focused on turning out leaders, priestesses, scholars/teachers, healers, and codex painters. They study rituals, ancient and contemporary history, literacy, some elements of geometry, navigation, songs, poetry, and military arts.

Each anohkuatl specialize in some craft or trade, and this is an important part of the income of the city, thus teaching of trades and crafts is highly valued.

The education of military arts is also of very high importance to the Intanuans, as it is seen as a means for social advancement as well as for providing for ones family and motuitl.

Intanuan Trade and Commerce
The Intanuan people have a stable economy driven by a successful trade market. The markets, which are located in the center of many communities, are well organized and diverse in goods.

They have a commodity money system based on the weight of shells. The lowest unit in this system is the juitl (plural. juimeh), which is equal to 11 grams of shells.
The juitl unit is not limited to shells, however, as several other commodities are valued as money in this system. For instance, 1 pearl juitl has the same weight as 1 shell juitl, but 1 pearl juitl is worth 100 shell juimeh.

Regional merchants, known as kahmameh (plural. kahmatl), tend to trade slaves, utilitarian items, and food, which include precious stones, cloth, animal skins, wild game, fish, and woodwork. The trade market of Intanui is not only important to commerce, but also for socialization, as the markets provide a place for the people to exchange information within their regions. While this type of trade market is used primarily for locally produced goods, as there is not much traveling needed to exchange goods at the market, many goods are also imported and exported by seafaring merchants.
These seafaring merchants, known as lakikahmameh, are vital for long distance trade and thus occupy a high status in Intanuan society.

All trade throughout Intanui is regulated by officers who patrol the markets to ensure that the buyers are not being cheated by the merchants. Enforcing the laws of Intanuan society is crucial for creating a successful and prosperous market.

Intanuan Sports
The people of Intanui recognize three formal sports: boxing, wrestling, and jilen. Jilen is a freeform combat sport in which the only things not allowed are the use of ones claws, teeth, or the gouging of the opponents eyes.

Every anohkuatl has a stadium where the Intanuan people compete in these three sports. There are three types of formal matches: the minor game, the lesser game, and the great game.

A minor game is played within the anohkuatl and between the locals who challenge one another to box, wrestle, or jilen duel. The victors of each of the three sports become the anohkuatl's boxing, wrestling, and jilen champions.
Minor games are frequent and serve as entertainment and recreation for many. However, this type of game isn't nearly as popular as the two others.

A lesser game is played in the motuitl's central stadium with all the anohkuameh champions as the contestants. The contestants are randomly assigned their opponents in their respective sport and those who lose a fight are out of the game. The winners of the three sports become the motuitl's annual champions.
Lesser games are very popular and important events in Intanuan society, and they take place once a year during the day of the summer solstice.

A great game is played between two motuimeh with their champions as the contestants. The game is initiated by a motuitl that challenges another, and the game itself is then played in the central stadium of the motuitl that received the challenge.
Boxing is the first contest in the game, followed by wrestling, and then finally by jilen, and the motuitl that wins two out of these three contests wins the game.
Not only are great games extremely popular, but they serve a vital political function as a way to settle disputes and diffuse or resolve conflicts without genuine warfare.

The formal games of all three sports have no rest periods during fights and no rules against hitting someones who's down. Bouts continue until one contestant either surrenders or die- however, because Intanuan society believe that it is more honorable to die in battle than to surrender, a contestant who dies in a fight is automatically declared the winner.

Formal games are not merely sporting events or political tools, they also have religious significance. The contestants compete nude as the games are meant to celebrate the achievements of the body as well as to serve as tributes to the Masters, the gods and creators of all life on Mahwali.
Naturally, there's also a lot of gambling involved with the games, some even put their own freedom at stake, or those of their children, and end up as slaves when they lose.

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