Aduna- The Human Sea
Aduna is best summarized by its citizenry. They have patriotism drilled into their consciousness at an early age: swearing oaths during daily affirmations, in the propaganda-filled classrooms, and even in some cases, by their parents or guardians. The oaths to House Sampson and houses Sampson and Soloman, and to Aduna itself, create noble warriors who will willingly die for their Chronolith. This daily brainwashing has led to heightened paranoia as well. With great peace comes great suspicion. Anyone could be an anarchist, and there are days when loyalty centers are flooded with calls of suspicion against their neighbors. News broadcasts fill the various screens with updates as to the Human Sea's supremacy to the other Chronoliths, and how all of their problems can be blamed on interlopers from other religions, castes, and timelines. This constant scapegoating enrages a great deal of the population. Various mushroom taverns are filled with factory workers shouting at the screens and one another, trying to find a slight slice of control in their otherwise depressing lives.
Military superiority is very important aboard Aduna, and many are conscripted at a young age to embark on military exploits out into various timelines as a right of passage. They fight in Aduna's wars, ensuring that seized assets go to the right people: the Aduna nobility. The exploits of war have brought some prosperity to the people, but what little is granted to them is heavily regulated, and when times are tough, they can look to their neighboring Chronoliths for blame.
Rebellious individuals have a rough go of it--with such a heightened security state, actions and movements are closely monitored, and many have had to turn to old methods to send messages. Pigeons and void ravens are utilized to send messages to various timelines or to other Chronoliths, and goods that need to be smuggled on must be well-hidden in various religious goods and food stuffs to hide their true nature. Engineers good at dimensional architecture are rare, but they have the best means of hiding a lot of goods in small packages.
