Fiction:United Persan Descendants/Demographics

Overview
They Vanara are a rude and fierce culture, ritualistic disfigurement, cannibalism (they don't just take uncle Murphy and pop him in a pot mind you), and head hunting are common practices among the Vanara. Cannibalism is done as a way to honor dead relatives and gain their strength by eating them. Disfigurement is done as a way of making oneself more attractive, as scares and what not are considered beautiful, though missing limbs and crippling wounds are considered over doing it. Head hunting is done for fun and as a way of gaining status, and is only done on none space faring races within Vanara territory(or sometimes on isolated enemy outposts). Other then these things Vanarra are quite open to new ideas and self expression. As a greeting between friends Vanara are know to press weapons to each others throats, the idea being that you trust that person enough to allow them to press a blade to your most vulnerable area.

Code
The Vanara code is a serious of rules and guide lines that all Imperial Vanara are expected to live their life by.
 * 1.Pain is constant, pleasure is temporary, I will endure the pain and enjoy the pleasure.
 * 2.I will not give into despair I will maintain my integrity.
 * 3.I will serve my Empire, but not forget to serve myself.
 * 4.Destrude will not drive me, my only path will be that of Libido.
 * 5.Neither Id nor Superego will rule my head, ego shall be the crown of my conscious.
 * 6.Passion will give me strength, strength will give me power, power will bring me victory, victory shall bring me peace.
 * 7.I will use my passion in service to both myself and my Empire.
 * 8.I will use my strength in service to both myself and my Empire.
 * 9.I will use my power in service to both myself and my Empire.
 * 10.I will strive for victory for both myself and my Empire.
 * 11.I will strive for peace for both myself and my Empire.
 * 12.Any attack on myself,my family, friends, Empire, and allies shall not be tolerated.
 * 13.I will do as my Empire commands unless to do so would be suicide.
 * 14.I will only sacrifice my life as a last resort.
 * 15.I shall not harm innocent enemies, only those enemies with blood on their hands will feel my wrath.
 * 16.Those enemies who are innocent, but will harm myself, my family, my friends, my Empire, and my allies must be destroyed.
 * 17.Those enemies with blood on their hands who lay down their weapons and cease to fight shall be spared.
 * 18.Those enemies who are responsible for, plan, or drive conflict forward are just as guilty as those enemies who fight in conflict, as are those enemies who assist enemies who fight in conflict.

Gender Roles
Vanara actually despise the idea of gender roles. The idea that there is a behavioral norm that applies to someones gender is abhorrent to them. That being said there are certain things expected of individuals of a specific gender. Females are expected to have at least one child granted they are mentally stable enough to care for a child. While Vanara have a marriage ritual for mated Vanara, most Vanara don't mate so most females turn to artificial insemination. All males are required to give a sperm sample at around the age of 25 unless they are mated or in a relationship, but the sperm is only made available for use once the male reaches the age of 75, if the male becomes mated within that time period the sperm is destroyed. Females that apply for artificial insemination and are allowed can select from the various sperm, once a female has selected a sperm sample it cannot be used by anyone else and only once by the female who selected it. Motherhood is seen as something sacred to the Vanara and to neglect and/or abuse a child is a most heinous crime. Good Mothers are the most respected members of Vanara society given the highest regard for the contribution they make to the development of the individual(their child) and the Empire as a whole. Males tend to be subservient to females not because of any law, but more because of culture and the fact that females tend to be more aggressive. All Vanara have equal rights regardless of gender and abuse of any gender is considered a crime.

Sports
A variety of sports exist in the Empire, from basic ball games to those requiring more skill. Sword fighting is fairly popular as are wrestling and boxing, but by far the most popular are motorcycle races. Entire roadways have separate lanes installed for street races and massive stadiums are constructed for official events. The biggest event of all is the Trinity Grand Prix, a massive race that spans the entirety of all three Worldships beginning at Behemoth and ending at Ziz, with ships waiting at the end of each Worldship track to transport racers through the Worldship's accel gates and onto the next track.

Food
Food is perhaps one of the most important parts of Vanara culture there is. Most Vanara dishes are noodle dish being as there is about 123 different varieties of noodles out there. Meat is fairly rare and only used on special occasions, but fish stock is used in just about everything. Other common ingredients include pickled vegetables, rice, beans,potatoes ,peanut butter, fresh and dried fruit, as well as various types of seaweed. Alcohol is extremely common having a variety of beers about as big as the variety of noodles, and is often so potent even creatures used to drinking can find themselves knock out with only a glasses.

Fighting Style
The Vanara believe that a fight should be clean and elegant, with out waste. that being said they have no problem resorting to down right dirty tactics if the situation calls for it. Vanara weapons reflect this as they are usually easy to use and maintain as well as powerful and precise. Vanara are built like whips fast and agile, as opposed to tough and strong. They will often gang up on opponents, a common tactic is with two or more Vanara going at an opponent, one will strike before retreating and drawing the targets attention so that another on can strike and distract the enemy so another can repeat the same process going on until the target dies. Vanara do not fight for honor or glory, they fight for no other cause then to win, protect those they care about, and kill their enemies. They really have no concept of right or wrong in battle, they are the enemy and they must die, is about all that goes into it.