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+=== Races | Culture ===
 ====== EXOHUMAN FUNERAL RITES IN THE BETA AGE ======
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 ===== Overview =====
-The [[beta_age|Beta Age]] was a time of transition, experimentation, and adaptation for ExoHuman society. Unlike the highly regulated funeral practices of the later [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], the Beta Age had no universal standard for honoring the dead. Each settlement developed its own traditions, leading to diverse and, at times, conflicting burial practices across the [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]] and the [[dark_side|Dark Side]].
+The [[beta_age|Beta Age]] was a time of transition, experimentation, and adaptation for [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] society. Unlike the highly regulated funeral practices of the later [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], the Beta Age had no universal standard for honoring the dead. Each settlement developed its own traditions, leading to diverse and, at times, conflicting burial practices across the [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]] and the [[dark_side|Dark Side]].
 The first ExoHuman deaths on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]] occurred on [[day_zero|Day Zero]], the day of the crash landing of the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]], which resulted in the single largest loss of life in [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] history — 1,500 settlers perished in the disaster. Their bodies were consumed by fire, reduced to ash in the wreckage. While their remains could not be recovered, the settlers of the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] organized a Day Zero Remembrance Ritual, burying a symbolic vessel of ashes into the soil of their new home world.
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 Following this tragedy, funeral rites diverged in two primary directions:
-  * **In the Habitual Belt**, settlers attempted to revive Earth-like cemeteries, marking graves and personalizing burials.
+  * **In the Habitual Belt**, settlers attempted to revive [[the_earth|Earth]]-like cemeteries, marking graves and personalizing burials.
   * **On the Dark Side**, settlers turned to fire burials, developing an early version of the Ralar Ritual, where bodies were cremated in volcanic heat.
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 ==== Conflict with the Native Tribes ====
-However, the return to burial traditions led to conflict with the Native Tribes of VOI 700 D. Many settlers unknowingly built cemeteries on Native sacred lands, disrupting their spiritual and territorial claims. This led to disputes, forced removals of graves, and, in extreme cases, violence between settlers and Native groups.
+However, the return to burial traditions led to conflict with the [[the_natives_tribes_of_voi_700_d|Native Tribes]] of VOI 700 D as settlers unknowingly built cemeteries on Native sacred lands, disrupting their spiritual and territorial claims. This led to disputes, forced removals of graves, and, in extreme cases, violence between settlers and Native groups.
 ==== Unregulated and Decentralized Burials ====
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 The Ralar Ritual became deeply ingrained in [[dark_side|Dark Side]] culture, emphasizing fire as both a destroyer and a purifier.
+===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
+The funeral rites of the Beta Age offer unique opportunities for missions, mysteries, and political intrigue in ExoHuman campaigns.
+  * **The Day Zero Mystery**: One year after the Day Zero Remembrance Ritual, a settler claims that their loved one’s name has vanished from the memorial stone. Was it a simple mistake — or does someone want certain people to be forgotten?
+  * **The Graveyard Conflict:** The settlers of Hope have built a new cemetery — but overnight, it’s been destroyed. The players must investigate whether this is the work of Native Tribes, rival settlers, or something far more sinister.
+  * **Smuggling the Dead:** With tensions rising between settlers and Natives, a grieving family wants to secretly bury their loved one in forbidden land. The players must escort the body past both settlers and Native patrols to grant them a final resting place.
+===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
+  *[[last_frontier| Last Frontier]]
+  * [[day_zero|Day Zero]]
+  * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
+  * [[ralar|Ralar Volcano]]
+  * [[New Horizon’s Rest Cemetery|New Horizon’s Rest Cemetery]] (New Kourou)
+  * [[harvest_rest_cemetery|Harvest Rest Cemetery]] (Hope)
+  * [[Mistfall Rest Cemetery|Mistfall Rest Cemetery]] (Morningstar)
+**Funeral Homes and Services in the Beta Age:**
+  * [[New Horizon Funeral Services|New Horizon Funeral Services]] (New Kourou)
+  * [[schmitz_funeral_home|Schmitz Funeral Home ]] (New Kourou)
+  * [[Hope Funeral Parlor|Hope Funeral Parlor]] (Hope)
+  * [[Kuhl Funeral Home|Kuhl Funeral Home]] (Morningstar)
+**The Ages of ExoHuman History:**
+  * [[the_alpha_age|Alpha Age]]
+  * [[beta_age|Beta Age]]
+  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]