settled-reach/wiki/_templates/cultural-group.md

---
title: ""                    # Display name (e.g., "Van Maanen's Star Culture")
description: ""              # One-line summary for context filtering (e.g., "Industrial frontier culture valuing self-reliance and practical skills")
slug: ""                     # URL-safe identifier (e.g., "van-maanens-star-system")
category: cultural-group
status: proposed             # proposed | draft | canonical
created: YYYY-MM-DD
updated: YYYY-MM-DD
home_system: ""              # star system slug
population_centers: []       # station/world slugs
tags: []
decision_refs: []
cross_refs: []
---

# {Title}

**Type:** Cultural Group
**Status:** {status}
**Home System:** {home_system}
**Population Centers:** {list}

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## Overview

{1-2 paragraphs: what defines this culture, how it formed, key values.}

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## Social Norms

{Greeting customs, name usage, trust dynamics, authority relationships.}

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## Naming Conventions

{Name patterns, phonetics, usage rules (first-name vs surname contexts).}

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## Economic Character

{Relationship to work, money, institutions. What "enough" means here.}

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## Attitudes Toward Authority

{How locals relate to Commission, Assembly, external institutions.}

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## Authoring Notes

{Voice guidance for content authors writing characters from this culture.}

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**Cross-References:**
<!-- Relative paths from flat categories (wiki/cultural-groups/{slug}.md):
  Characters:                ../characters/{slug}.md
  Factions:                  ../factions/{slug}.md
  Star systems:              ../star-systems/{sys}/index.md
  Lore:                      ../lore/{slug}.md
-->
- [{related_entry}](../{category}/{slug}.md) — {relationship}