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==Culture==

===Clothing and hairstyles===

Clothing styles across the Inquisition are naturally varied because of the vastly different climates found in the country, as every biome apart from polar tundra and polar ice caps is found; most of the Inquisition has a hot climate, often very wet for all or at least half of the year, but on the other end of the scale there are places such as Yænyadagura, one of the coldest large cities of the planet, where temperatures far below freezing reign for most of the year.

The most common traditional Chlouvānem clothing is that one native of the Lāmiejāya plain, which the Chlouvānem spread alongside their culture in all of the equatorial and tropical areas of the Inquisition. Probably the most famous clothing pieces are the ''jånirāh'' for women and the ''glaʔa'' for men. The ''jånirāh'' is basically a long strip of cloth, usually about five or six meters long, which is wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulder; the ''helajyā'' is a blouse usually worn together with the ''jånirāh'', underneath it to cover the breasts, but it is sometimes used as a dress on its own.<br/> Men's ''glaʔa'' is a large strip of cloth tied around the waist and covering the legs; many workers do not wear any top, but a ''pajlāka'' - a large cloth, a loose shirt/mantle, unisex, worn top-down from the head and arms, is often worn together with ''glaʔai''. Barechestedness, however, both for men and women, is not particularly bad manners in Chlouvānem society, especially in the southern regions closer to the Equator.

Other typical clothing apparel include the ''maghātam'', an unisex piece of leg clothing closer to (American) pants, but more loose — and the ''dhūbas'', a neckless shirt, often also without sleeves, which is somewhat usual clothing for women but the most usual formal clothing for men. The ''måših'' is a skirt similar to the ''glaʔa'', but less loose and often closer to a pencil skirt, and is worn by both women and men; women in the regions with higher humidity often wear it along with a ''maulinaca'' - a bandeau bra.

Traditional Chlouvānem footwear is not tied, but is slipped on and off instead, as it helps getting air to the feet in humid climate conditions and also because in Chlouvānem everyday life there are many occasions where it is mandatory to remove shoes. The ''ryåṣa'' are probably the most common footwear - wooden sandals, often high, with a thong for the foot; the ''vārṇaigi'' have a similar concept but they're made of straw only and are tied to the lower part of the leg - they are usually more common among certain types of people such as most Inquisitors, all monks, most strict religious laypeople, and among most professors in schools and universities. Many people, however, go barefoot (''tanetane'').

====Hairstyles====

Buns and braids are two of the most characteristic hair styles among most Chlouvānem people — it is however to be noticed that Western Chlouvānem hairstyles are typically different from the rest of the nation and more like traditional Dabuke ones; Western Chlouvānem also have typically shorter but Afro-textured hair and many men carry turbans, thus having an impact on local hairstyle preferences.

Buns are probably the most common overall — the classic chignon, called ''pomai'' (literally "egg") has a particular charged traditional meaning, being a symbol of life, and is thus typically worn by both men and women; carrying a pomai on the upper back of the head with hairsticks called ''pomaidaṇḍa'' (pl. ''-ai'') is very common, particularly among strongly religious man, and these hairsticks typically have a small piece of coloured cloth at one end with a ''našlejā'' (a sort of Yunyalīlti mantra) written on it.<br/>

Other styles of chignons are the ''āmpomai'', common among males, which is similar to a regular pomai but worn on the top of the head, and the feminine ''pomāyon'' (lit. "two eggs", dual form of ''pomai''), which consists of two smaller buns on the two sides on the upper back of the head. ''Pomaidaṇḍai'' are however only worn with regular ''pomāye''.

The bald head style — called ''uspāras'' — is rare, and typically only found among certain monastic orders (but many of them prefer the ''pomai'') and in the West. Very short hair, simply called ''kutīñe pārye'', are also typically a distinctive sign of male farmers, who carry this hairstyle more because of praticity when wearing hats. Curiously, this type of short hair is commonly found on statues of the ''Chlamišvatrā'' in many areas of the Southern Far East.

Braids are symbolically important as they are, since even pre-Yunyalīlti times, the distinctive hairstyle of married women; it comes to no surprise that in the Chlouvānem language every word related to marriage has the root ''lañši'' (braid) in it. The modern word for braid as a hairstyle is ''læñchiša'', itself a diminutive of ''lañši''. The usual ''læñchiša'' is a French braid, typically long enough to reach down a third of the back; wedding braids are of this type, and typically brides do not cut their hair for a long time before the wedding day in order to carry longer braids for the ceremony. A typical braid of some areas of the central Plain is however the ''kamilañši'' ("around-braid"), which consists in a crown-like braid around the head.

Beards are typically not grown among Chlouvānem men, but it should be kept in mind that body hair among Calemerian humans, outside the pubic area, eyelashes and eyebrows, and the top and back of the head, is much less than among humans of Earth. Northwestern Chlouvānem people are a bit of an exception, as they usually carry a (short) beard.

==Notes==

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 ==Culture==
+===Clothing and hairstyles===
+Clothing styles across the Inquisition are naturally varied because of the vastly different climates found in the country, as every biome apart from polar tundra and polar ice caps is found; most of the Inquisition has a hot climate, often very wet for all or at least half of the year, but on the other end of the scale there are places such as Yænyadagura, one of the coldest large cities of the planet, where temperatures far below freezing reign for most of the year.
+The most common traditional Chlouvānem clothing is that one native of the Lāmiejāya plain, which the Chlouvānem spread alongside their culture in all of the equatorial and tropical areas of the Inquisition. Probably the most famous clothing pieces are the ''jånirāh'' for women and the ''glaʔa'' for men. The ''jånirāh'' is basically a long strip of cloth, usually about five or six meters long, which is wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulder; the ''helajyā'' is a blouse usually worn together with the ''jånirāh'', underneath it to cover the breasts, but it is sometimes used as a dress on its own.<br/> Men's ''glaʔa'' is a large strip of cloth tied around the waist and covering the legs; many workers do not wear any top, but a ''pajlāka'' - a large cloth, a loose shirt/mantle, unisex, worn top-down from the head and arms, is often worn together with ''glaʔai''. Barechestedness, however, both for men and women, is not particularly bad manners in Chlouvānem society, especially in the southern regions closer to the Equator.
+Other typical clothing apparel include the ''maghātam'', an unisex piece of leg clothing closer to (American) pants, but more loose — and the ''dhūbas'', a neckless shirt, often also without sleeves, which is somewhat usual clothing for women but the most usual formal clothing for men. The ''måših'' is a skirt similar to the ''glaʔa'', but less loose and often closer to a pencil skirt, and is worn by both women and men; women in the regions with higher humidity often wear it along with a ''maulinaca'' - a bandeau bra.
+Traditional Chlouvānem footwear is not tied, but is slipped on and off instead, as it helps getting air to the feet in humid climate conditions and also because in Chlouvānem everyday life there are many occasions where it is mandatory to remove shoes. The ''ryåṣa'' are probably the most common footwear - wooden sandals, often high, with a thong for the foot; the ''vārṇaigi'' have a similar concept but they're made of straw only and are tied to the lower part of the leg - they are usually more common among certain types of people such as most Inquisitors, all monks, most strict religious laypeople, and among most professors in schools and universities. Many people, however, go barefoot (''tanetane'').
+====Hairstyles====
+Buns and braids are two of the most characteristic hair styles among most Chlouvānem people — it is however to be noticed that Western Chlouvānem hairstyles are typically different from the rest of the nation and more like traditional Dabuke ones; Western Chlouvānem also have typically shorter but Afro-textured hair and many men carry turbans, thus having an impact on local hairstyle preferences.
+Buns are probably the most common overall — the classic chignon, called ''pomai'' (literally "egg") has a particular charged traditional meaning, being a symbol of life, and is thus typically worn by both men and women; carrying a pomai on the upper back of the head with hairsticks called ''pomaidaṇḍa'' (pl. ''-ai'') is very common, particularly among strongly religious man, and these hairsticks typically have a small piece of coloured cloth at one end with a ''našlejā'' (a sort of Yunyalīlti mantra) written on it.<br/>
+Other styles of chignons are the ''āmpomai'', common among males, which is similar to a regular pomai but worn on the top of the head, and the feminine ''pomāyon'' (lit. "two eggs", dual form of ''pomai''), which consists of two smaller buns on the two sides on the upper back of the head. ''Pomaidaṇḍai'' are however only worn with regular ''pomāye''.
+The bald head style — called ''uspāras'' — is rare, and typically only found among certain monastic orders (but many of them prefer the ''pomai'') and in the West. Very short hair, simply called ''kutīñe pārye'', are also typically a distinctive sign of male farmers, who carry this hairstyle more because of praticity when wearing hats. Curiously, this type of short hair is commonly found on statues of the ''Chlamišvatrā'' in many areas of the Southern Far East.
+Braids are symbolically important as they are, since even pre-Yunyalīlti times, the distinctive hairstyle of married women; it comes to no surprise that in the Chlouvānem language every word related to marriage has the root ''lañši'' (braid) in it. The modern word for braid as a hairstyle is ''læñchiša'', itself a diminutive of ''lañši''. The usual ''læñchiša'' is a French braid, typically long enough to reach down a third of the back; wedding braids are of this type, and typically brides do not cut their hair for a long time before the wedding day in order to carry longer braids for the ceremony. A typical braid of some areas of the central Plain is however the ''kamilañši'' ("around-braid"), which consists in a crown-like braid around the head.
+Beards are typically not grown among Chlouvānem men, but it should be kept in mind that body hair among Calemerian humans, outside the pubic area, eyelashes and eyebrows, and the top and back of the head, is much less than among humans of Earth. Northwestern Chlouvānem people are a bit of an exception, as they usually carry a (short) beard.
 ==Notes==