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{{qud quote|When the Eaters lived and skirred the stars, they visited the worlds of a thousand thousand different beings, and those beings likewise visited our own world.|&WThe Black Glass&y|noindent=true}}{{tocright}} | {{qud quote|When the Eaters lived and skirred the stars, they visited the worlds of a thousand thousand different beings, and those beings likewise visited our own world.|&WThe Black Glass&y|noindent=true}}{{tocright}} | ||
The {{name}} (or Eaters of Earth) were the inhabitants of Qud | The {{name}} (or Eaters of Earth) were the inhabitants of Qud prior to the fall of the [[Sultans|Sultanate]]. They may have been a singular society, or the term may be a modern one applied to all prior civilizations. Their legacy persists through the {{favilink|ruins}} and [[artifacts]] they left behind, as well as memorials such as the {{favilink|Tomb of the Eaters}}, {{favilink|statue of implanted Eater|statues of implanted Eaters}}, {{favilink|statue of Eater|statues of Eaters}}, and {{favilink|hologram of Eater|holograms of Eaters}}. [[True Kin]] are often considered to be the direct, unmutated descendants of the Eaters. | ||
== Society == | == Society == | ||
The {{name}} were extraordinarily technologically advanced, capable of interstellar travel<ref name="prism">{{favilink|Amaranthine prism}}</ref> and able to create marvels such as the [[Relic|relics of the Sultans]] and the [[Sultan masks]]. They engaged in extensive [[Mutations|genetic manipulation]] and usage of [[cybernetics]]. Their capabilities seem to have declined over the Sultanate period, with remnants of the earlier Sultans being more powerful than those of the later Sultans. | The {{name}} were extraordinarily technologically advanced, capable of interstellar travel<ref name="prism">{{favilink|Amaranthine prism}}</ref> and able to create marvels such as the [[Relic|relics of the Sultans]] and the [[Sultan masks]]. They built the {{favilink|ruins}} which appear throughout Qud, as well as the {{favilink|Palladium Reef}}. They engaged in extensive [[Mutations|genetic manipulation]] and usage of [[cybernetics]]. Their capabilities seem to have declined over the Sultanate period, with remnants of the earlier Sultans being more powerful than those of the later Sultans. In particular, "late period" Sultan relics (from the fourth historic Sultan or later) often have descriptions referencing scavenging lost technology from remnants of the earlier Sultanate.<ref>HistorySpice.json</ref> | ||
Their society was apparently highly stratified, with the [[Tomb of the Eaters]] separating graves into several tiers based on social class and {{favilink|becoming nook|becoming nooks}} refusing to apply cybernetics to anyone other than aristocrats. "Saad" was a title for those of high rank<ref name="shomer">[[Rainwater Shomer/Conversations]]</ref>, such as {{favilink|Saad Amus}}. | Their society was apparently highly stratified, with the [[Tomb of the Eaters]] separating graves into several tiers based on social class and {{favilink|becoming nook|becoming nooks}} refusing to apply cybernetics to anyone other than aristocrats. "Saad" was a title for those of high rank<ref name="shomer">[[Rainwater Shomer/Conversations]]</ref>, such as {{favilink|Saad Amus}}. | ||
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* The [[Mayor_Haddas/Conversations|conversation with Mayor Haddas]] includes references to "Eater-ancient" carved reliefs, and Haddas claims to have lived during the time of the Eaters. | * The [[Mayor_Haddas/Conversations|conversation with Mayor Haddas]] includes references to "Eater-ancient" carved reliefs, and Haddas claims to have lived during the time of the Eaters. | ||
* {{favilink|Svenlainard}} refers to himself [[Svenlainard/Conversations|in conversation]] as the "Eater of Game", which | * {{favilink|Svenlainard}} refers to himself [[Svenlainard/Conversations|in conversation]] as the "Eater of Game", which may be a reference to the Eaters. | ||
== Items and Descriptions == | == Items and Descriptions == | ||
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* Some of the items that can be commonly found in the reliquaries of the {{favilink|Tomb of the Eaters}}, such as {{favilink|brain brine}}, seem to gesture toward the habits and tendencies of the Eaters. | * Some of the items that can be commonly found in the reliquaries of the {{favilink|Tomb of the Eaters}}, such as {{favilink|brain brine}}, seem to gesture toward the habits and tendencies of the Eaters. | ||
* {{favilink|Saad Amus}} has a striking resemblance to one variant of the {{favilink|statue of eater|Eater statues}} and {{favilink|hologram of eater|holograms}} that can be found throughout Qud. | * {{favilink|Saad Amus}} has a striking resemblance to one variant of the {{favilink|statue of eater|Eater statues}} and {{favilink|hologram of eater|holograms}} that can be found throughout Qud. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||