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Old 08-08-2018, 03:19 PM   #600
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

Dancing and Dancing Masters

The Nobility of the 3I, like any other nobility, use social occasions to network, display wealth, display power, to destroy enemies, etc... Nobiles therefor learn to dance, and to dance well. As no one style of dancing dominates in the 3I this is physically demanding and a time eater. However, Dłn wǔ, the shield dance, has become popular. Dłn wǔ is a martial arts system derived from both East Asian and Afro-Carribean fighting systems. Thus a highly flexible martial art is combined with a highly flexible system of dance training. A massive time savings and a highly useful way to disguise bodyguards and hired warriors. After all, if dancing masters are martial arts senseis, and your kids have to learn formal dancing for social reasons, then you've got a perfectly valid reason for hiring a deadly warrior or more.

Thus, Dancing Master, becomes an excellent PC job for warrior types. You mainly build a sensei and add in etiquette, dance, and current affairs (high fashion). Fops will be the deadliest hand to hand warriors.
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