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Popelia, the Grey Continent
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THE NATURAL WORLD
LOCATIONS
TRAVEL
ARCHITECTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE
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Common building materials
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Expensive building materials
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Appearance and layout of typical houses
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Looks like a cardboard box
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The inside is designed with room dividers
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Houses have basements called darkrooms for sleeping
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Appearance and layout of expensive houses
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Appearance and layout of typical shops/stores
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Streets and sidewalks (brick, cobblestone, dirt, etc.)
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Availability of plumbing and sewage
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Garbage collection
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Distribution of energy
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Burial practices
MEDICINE
PROFESSIONS
ECONOMY
HISTORY
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Major world events
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Major wars
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Major natural disasters
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Age of civilization
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Previous leaders/rulers
CLOTHING
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Cheap fabrics
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expensive fabrics
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Lower class clothing styles
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Middle class clothing styles
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Upper class clothing styles
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Well made modern street clothes (modern fashion, business, casual, sporty, etc)
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Differences in clothing between genders
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Differences in clothing between regions
FOOD
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Staple foods
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Rice
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Vitamin rich porridge
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Fish (in some areas)
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Luxury foods
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Spices
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Meat
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Certain sweet fruits
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Availability of food
ENTERTAINMENT
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Professional sports
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Hobby/schoolyard sports
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Board games and/or card games
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Music styles
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Common instruments
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Common themes and subject matter of fiction
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Government/legal/regional restrictions on films, plays, novels, music
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Affordability of films, sports games, board games, instruments, books, etc.
LAW
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Criminal justice system
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Minor crimes
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Major crimes
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Murder
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Arson
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Distribution of illegal colors
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Distribution of illegal media
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Political crimes (protests)
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Leaving the continent
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Laws impacting daily life
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Common sentences for crimes (prison, labor, execution, etc.)
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Police behavior, uniform, practices, powers
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Prison conditions
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Public opinion of law enforcement
POLITICS
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Political parties
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Ruler/King/Queen/President/Prime Minister
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Prominent Members of Court/Government
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Secret government agencies and/or organizations
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Public opinion of the ruler/government
MAGIC
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Common magical skills
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Rare magical skills
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Healing
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Psychic abilities
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Mind reading
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Telekinesis, etc
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Restrictions on magical skills
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Prevalence of magic users
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Society’s perception of magic
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Requirements of using magic
TECHNOLOGY
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Availability of technology
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Capabilities of technology
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Weapon technology
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Entertainment technology
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Energy creation technology
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Transportation technology
RELIGION
FAMILY
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Typical age of marriage
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Typical number of children
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Attitudes towards children
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Attitudes towards the elderly
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Attitudes towards romantic love
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Care for elderly relatives (in-home, nursing homes, etc.)
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Care for children (traditional parenting, nannies, boarding school, etc.)
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Gender roles (or lack of gender roles)
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Importance of birth order to family roles, inheritance, profession
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The first born child usually is assumed to keep the house and have their spouse move in
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If the spouse is also a first born then they decide where to live
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First borns become the head of the house as adults but siblings and their spouses are welcome to live there too
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If a house gets too crowded they can apply for an empty house to move into
EDUCATION
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Typical education level
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School subjects
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School environment (strict, lenient, etc.)
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Availability of schooling/education
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Cost of education
LANGUAGE
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Primary/major languages
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Regional/minor languages
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Prevalence of multilingual/bilingual people
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Colloquial phrases, slang, and curses
RACES & SPECIES
WEATHER
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