Random Acts: Supplementary Information

by Antisthenes

A collection of supplementary information for the Random Acts series that didn't fit into the main story.

8. OBSERVATIONS ON ATLESIAN CULTURE 1

CASPER SCHWARTZ'S OBSERVATIONS ON ATLESIAN CULTURE: Entry 1

1. Names matter more than blood. Adoption is common with wealthy families that lack children. This is also why Jacques Schnee took his wife's name. The Gélé family are highly frowned upon due to their betrayal of Mantle during the Great War.

2. Speaking of, the 'Great War' is more commonly known as the 'Uniformity Experiment' in Atlas. As far as I can tell, this is so Atlas can claim to have never lost a war. The fact that Atlas hasn't even been part of a war is often forgotten or glossed over.

3. Loyalty (with a capital L) is an Atlesian social concept of near paramount importance. Questioning someone's Loyalty is one of the worst insults one can give, and has serious repercussions if the charge is proven false. Loyalty is expected to be given to the Kingdom, but can also be extended to the city or town of origin. Unsurprisingly, this concept is popular with the military. Oddly enough, some of the most fanatically Loyal soldiers in the Atlesian military are Faunus.

4. Whilst Faunus are technically equal citizens, somewhat unsurprisingly (at least to myself), they really, really are not. However, somewhat horrifyingly, the legal rights they have now are far more than the ones they had a century ago. For instance, a crime wasn't legally a crime if committed against a Faunus, unless the crime in question was particularly particular law was one of the first to go at the conclusion of the Great War. Given that the Queen of Vacuo at the time was a Bull(?) Faunus, this fact is not overly surprising.

5. Coffee shops, or rather, cafés are extraordinarily popular both Atlas and Mantle.

6. The Atlesian's do not like Vacuans. At all.

7. The Atlesian's do not like Menagerie. At all. To the point that they refuse to recognise their sovereignty.

8. The Atlesian's (spot the running theme here) do not like Grimm. Although it is considered a legitimate military (and rather worryingly, private security) tactic to lure the Grimm in to attack enemies (or protesting miners, see AMA File #09446 for further details.)