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Human naming conventions are largely the same as they are in our world. While a variety of new cultures have been established in the wake of the Great Embarkment and the widespread distance and rapidly decreasing density of human population relative to their volume populated, these cultures still find their roots in old Earth traditions, and so names can often find roots or similarities to identities we are familiar with. | Human naming conventions are largely the same as they are in our world. While a variety of new cultures have been established in the wake of the Great Embarkment and the widespread distance and rapidly decreasing density of human population relative to their volume populated, these cultures still find their roots in old Earth traditions, and so names can often find roots or similarities to identities we are familiar with. | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
As human culture is largely descended from past tradition and wildly variable with the introduction of broadcast media, culture, for the most part, is highly similar to how our Earth possesses a wide variety of cultures with varying values, practices, and beliefs. However, it should be noted that distance tends to cause splits in religion, language, and all other things that encompass culture. As a result, effectively any developments you could think of in any existing traditions could have probably happened in the roughly 500 years to the present time of 2517 Sol in the setting of Space Station 13. | |||
Things that should be noted are the development of cybernetics, the discovery of sapient, alien life, a real, honest-to-god uncovering of magic and real beings and demons beyond our plane. No doubt each of these are circumstances that would drastically shape the pre-existing notions of several ideologies and philosophical schema. Whether the reaction be outright denial or a loving embrace of all the new, terrifying things that science fiction offers, humanity is known for its wide spread of beliefs and its hardened tenacity to express itself. | |||
== Lifespan and Health == | == Lifespan and Health == | ||
Humans in the world of Space Station 13 are notably more resilient than we are, due to vastly improved physical therapy, drug treatment, and access to supreme medical technology. The average age is just shy of 100 years, and the longest living human has been recorded at 193 years and counting, though mental faculties can quickly devolve regardless of a doctor's best efforts. | Humans in the world of Space Station 13 are notably more resilient than we are, due to vastly improved physical therapy, drug treatment, and access to supreme medical technology. The average age is just shy of 100 years, and the longest living human has been recorded at 193 years and counting, though mental faculties can quickly devolve regardless of a doctor's best efforts. | ||