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Malum Culture:

1. Religion: The Malum 'religion' is complicated, and can best be explained by how it was first established. Thousands of years ago, true-blood Malum explorers in a relatively primitive ship discovered a strange, oddly shaped and totally out of place planet. It was not part of a solar system, and seemed to be drifting on it's own. It had 6 groups of 4 tall spikes placed at equal intervals in every direction on the sphere. These were made of metal, while the rest of the planet was made of stone. Upon further investigation, it seemed that these sharp pillars were covered in ancient writings and inscriptions. In the center of each group of spikes was a large circular metal piece. Suddenly, the inscriptions on the spikes burst into flame for a millisecond. The text now read in the Malum language. The inscriptions told of an ancient universe in which great wars took place and the apex of technology had been reached in the form of machines that could manipulate the very fabric of reality and time. Humans and a creature known as Dragon were the only known species there. The 'Dragons' were immortal, possessing the ability to resurrect each other's body when killed as well as having eternal life. However, there were some among the Humans with the ability to absorb and destroy Dragon souls. During a great war between the Dragons and the Humans, a reality-altering device was accidentally activated, destroying that universe and giving birth to this one. One of the Dragon-kind from that era had survived the catastrophe by using an ancient artifact (even from that time) known as the Elder Scroll. This effectively killed him, but preserved his soul for this universe to be a prophet and an oracle for the new universe, for the Scroll was a great oracle, but could no speak for itself. So this Dragon was given the knowledge Doom of all races, and the tools to guide them to it.

The Malum religion does not involve praying, sacrificing, or other rites that are seen in other religions. In fact, this religion has more to do with the scientific and political lives of the Malum than anything else. Their leader, the Malum Incarnatus (Literally, Doom Incarnate) is 'Chosen' by the Oracle every fifty years. He or she will receive a dream, which will tell him to come to the Oracle planet (the one found by the True-Blood) immediately. He will then enter the planet and speak with the Oracle, coming out 3 days later to forsake his or her old name and take up the title of Malum Incarnatus. In science, the Oracle planet has been and is being studied by scientists to this day. Another matter of national importance is dreams of warning. Many times in the past a single Malum has received a dream, warning of a danger to the Malum race's survival or something of the sort.

2. Wars: Possibly the most interesting part of Malum culture is how they view War. War just for the reason of having was is strictly forbidden, as well as petty wars between families for minor offenses such as theft. Those offenses are dealt with by the law, which is enforced by the local military. The military is highly respected in Malum society. They are the avengers and guardians of the Malum race, and have defended it many times from threats that would have wiped them off the face of the universe. There are two kinds of War with other races that the Malum have different ways of conducting:


 * Kynwar: When a Malum or multiple Malum are slain by another race when under flag of truce/without provocation. This causes extreme anger and will bring out the Malum's savage side. They tend to become bent on the annihilation of the race they are fighting.


 * Political war: A war conducted because of necessity or because of assault on an ally, and for various other political reasons. The Malum tend to fight without emotion and cautiously in these wars.

3. Rank: These are the Malum major political ranks in order from greatest to least:


 * Malum Incarnatus: The leader of the Malum faction.


 * Malum Arbitro: The second in command for political, court, and religious matters.


 * Malum Imperator: The second in command for military matters.


 * Malum Ductor: 6 of these are appointed every year, one to govern each planet.


 * Malum Legatus: 6 of these are elected by the people each year to represent their planet in the Council.

(WIP)