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Courtship is a very involved process for the Crystalien species. The male would approach a certain "female" with a mixture of singing and fluidic dancing. The female could either respond favorably or not. If the latter, the male moves on to another. If the former, she answers in likewise manner, dancing in intricate patterns while singing in harmony, unison, or dissonance. These courtship rituals can last for many months of the Titanian year, as time is reckoned, and are largely dependent on the participants' skill in wooing the other. | Courtship is a very involved process for the Crystalien species. The male would approach a certain "female" with a mixture of singing and fluidic dancing. The female could either respond favorably or not. If the latter, the male moves on to another. If the former, she answers in likewise manner, dancing in intricate patterns while singing in harmony, unison, or dissonance. These courtship rituals can last for many months of the Titanian year, as time is reckoned, and are largely dependent on the participants' skill in wooing the other. | ||
While lacking fire, this did not prevent them from building an elaborate network of Hive cities and nests around strategic hydrothermal vents, usually located on mountains or plateaus. Similar to insects, the Crystaliens meld together rock and a waxlike substance they secrete to form bubble-like buildings with multiple chambers branching outward. Reefs which form around vents often become part of these interconnected buildings, blurring the difference between artificial and natural, and it is not uncommon for a nation-state to be made up | While lacking fire, this did not prevent them from building an elaborate network of Hive cities and nests around strategic hydrothermal vents, usually located on mountains or plateaus. Similar to insects, the Crystaliens meld together rock and a waxlike substance they secrete to form bubble-like buildings with multiple chambers branching outward. Reefs which form around vents often become part of these interconnected buildings, blurring the difference between artificial and natural, and it is not uncommon for a nation-state to be made up of one gigantic city. Entrances are located in the ceiling of the building, with windows unknown, and internal entrances are usually wide to accommodate many swimmers; certain "plants" and animals are cultivated as light sources for more cavernous buildings. | ||
"Water-temples" are unique buildings that are not located in any city or dwelling except for the High Temple, but rather scattered about the subaqueous landscape, hidden within fields of swaying seaweeds or exposed on flat plains of sand and mud. Neuromancers live in solitude, meditating on their religion, occasionally coming together for certain rituals or to welcome a novice, and sometimes meeting with another non-Neuromancer. | "Water-temples" are unique buildings that are not located in any city or dwelling except for the High Temple, but rather scattered about the subaqueous landscape, hidden within fields of swaying seaweeds or exposed on flat plains of sand and mud. Neuromancers live in solitude, meditating on their religion, occasionally coming together for certain rituals or to welcome a novice, and sometimes meeting with another non-Neuromancer. | ||
===Telepathy=== | ===Telepathy=== | ||