EDENITE SOCIETY

Goverment along tribal lines, with usually the chieftain being chosen by acclimation. Bards wander freely between tribes, enriching culture between them. Most animals have been bred for eons, and there is a niche in most tribes called Beastmaster, to tend to the extremely tame cultivated beasts. Some beasts, however, are deliberately KEPT wil, to strengthen the race. Hunting is a pleasure among them. Similarly, plants have been bred for millions of years, and do many suprising things. Gathering places are in forests, or against mountains, or storm shelters dug into ground with wooden doors. (Those last are quite roomy, rather like hobbit holes.) Rituals include the Infinity Dance, where tribespeople reaffirm their connection with the universe. Stone-age superintellects is the way one visitor described their culture. Leaders were multicolored coats that indicate their status. Favorite weapons are slings, spears, arrows, etc.