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(WIP)
>>Society (>>17383739, <span class="deadlink">>>18552115)</span>
>Theocracy with esoteric fundamentalism. /meat/ society is primarily divided into worker-class raiders and noble-class clergy.
>>Architecture (>>17936534)
>Contrary to popular belief, /meat/ settlements and cities are not gore-filled slaughterhouses. Cities under the auspice of the clergy are well-maintained. The streets are brick-laid, the buildings are made of marble and steel. All corners of the cities are adorned with reliefs and paintings glorifying their faith. On the other hand, lower class settlements are less sophisticated, relying more on traditional materials like wood, stones, bricks and lime plasters. One thing all /meat/ societies have in common is the temple located in the heart of each settlement, where religious rituals and secular administration is carried out.
>>Religion
>/meat/ religion is centred around the cycle of life: birth, suffering, death, and rebirth. It preaches that participating in each step of the cycle brings one closer to enlightenment. However, the heavenly realm's overpopulation of chuuba gods whose stasis-like immortality throw the cycle off-balance. Believing that it will ultimately lead to the apocalypse, /meat/ takes it upon themselves to cull the chuuba population to restore balance. (>>18631530 )
>Many in /meat/ believes in the existence of some kind of energy permeating the cycle, one that can be enriched or activated by partaking in the steps of the cycle via the causing and experiencing of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth in all it's forms, especially on sentient beings who experience the cycle most potently. though these tenets apply to all, the stagnant immortality of the chuuba gods make them a major target (>>18860498)
>As with the other steps, the concept of rebirth does not solely mean the restoration of the dead, but also the life-giving properties of death, such as the consumption of flesh, or the hosting of new life. the immortality of /meat/ chuubas is gained through the cycle via the regeneration of flesh. (>>18564726)
>>History
>The /meat/ holy text claims to have existed since the ancient days of /jp/. As bearers of the forbidden knowledge, they were shunned, leading to their eventual exodus to the land that is now /meat/. Establishing themselves above the natives who became the instruments of their will, they continue their worship of their gods, refining their rituals and conducting their holy work. (>>18631530 )
>The Blood River is used by the cultists to conduct sacrifices. Blood and flesh make their way down the river. The abundance of biological material around the riverbank spawns new life, which is used by the natives to fashion all kinds of tools and materials. This eventually led them to be expert craftsmen with human remains. (>>18061982, >>18797610)
>>Economy (>>18778738 , >>18780161)
>The main exports of /meat/ are cocoa, mercenaries, and exotic meat. Its advanced, if horrifying medical knowledge make /meat/ the unlikely salvation of the desparate whose ailments are otherwise deemed incurable, at the risk of a terrible price.
>Region (>>18797610, >>18798225, >>18800858, >>18860455)
A: Atoyavik. the population centre of /meat/, thanks to the blood river. Its industry and commerce fuel the rest of the land. Its name is a hybrid of the two main languages of the land, roughly meaning "bay [beneath] where things are thrown into the river".
B: Matiriki. It houses the core of its navy.
C: Ryonastaat. It is home to its landbound army.
D: Nacatlan. Its name means "land around/beneath flesh". The highland is where the majority of its secular government functions are conducted, making it the de facto capital of the land.
E: Nacatlah. Meaning "land abundant with flesh", it is home to the clergy-nobles of /meat/. Its main cathedral is built around the spring that is the source of the blood river.
F: [redacted]. Some believe this isolated island is home to /meat/'s test facilities, where medical procedures and experiments deemed too macabre or dangerous for the mainland are conducted.
G: Namakubi. An island that serves as /meat/'s forward base. Due to /meat/'s propensity to harvest resources from its victims, the island is used to plan out raids, and hold raid bounties before they are shipped back to the mainland.
>Wonder (>>18061982, <span class="deadlink">>>18608296)</span>
The Blood River flows from the main cathedral in Nacatlah through Nacatlan before ending in Atoyavik. Since the arrival of the cult, the river has been used to wash away the flesh and blood of human sacrifices. Although the blood is too diluted to actually turn the river red, the nutrients made the water bountiful and the rusty riverbanks fertile. According to /meat/ religious text, the river will truly turn red when enough has been sacrificed to restore the cycle's balance.
A large coral reef off the coast of /meat/. It poses significant navigational hazards to ships unfamiliar with the area. It is used by /meat/ to defend against invasions by sea.