Editing Cartenian (section)

==Population ==
The Cartenians are a typical humanoid race in most respects. They have some vestigial webbing between their fingers and toes and tend to be larger and more muscular than the average human. All are strong swimmers and can hold their breath under water for fifteen minutes with ease. Cartenians are a patient and determined people, able to stay focused on a single task for long periods. They can be rather territorial at times and tend to resent nosiness more than most people. Irony and sarcasm is wasted on a Cartenian. While Cartenians often seem psychologically simple because of their "honesty", their social interaction is more complex than it sometimes seems to outsiders. 

Cartenians do not have the concept of marriage in the typical sense. They do not mate for life. Instead, they exist in large family groups co-mingling within them...though incest taboos among close relatives typical of all animal life in the galaxy are strongly in force in these arrangements as well. To allow Cartenians to have a good choice of mates, families will actually "marry" each other to join their households together. The resulting household still retains the separate family identities and families will generally eventually "divorce" to move on to other relationships. In these splits, children are generally divided up with little fuss, and Cartenian children make attachments to new adult guardians with ease. 

Cartenians almost universally enjoy water recreation. The Amorta is a grueling underwater race held every year. The original event was held on their original home world of [[Cartenia]], although both [[Arturia Prime]] and [[Meldovia III]] hold their own version of the popular race annually. Most Cartenians hope compete in the Amorta at least once in their lives.


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