Innate traits of the Markal tend to be associated more with organizational skills.Innate traits of the Markal tend to be associated more with organizational skills. Markals also seem to make exceptional musicians. There was also an illustration, clothed of course. Nickolai rolled the book back to page 1 and looked at the copyright notice. 2797, just four years ago. He frowned and rolled the book forward, looking for "SEX." Sexual relations with Pendorians. Pendorians, on the whole, tend not to be terribly discriminatory in their choices of sexual partners. Several organizations exist on Pendor for the sole purpose of encouraging "sexual diversity," the most notorious of which is known as "Castle Rhysh" (q.v.). Most Terran experts agree that engaging in sexual activity with a Pendorian is mentally unhygenic and recommend against it. The physical differences between Pendorians and Terrans might encourage a fetish response, and the culturally excessive libido of the average Pendorian can become compulsive for Terrans exposed to it. Basically, Nickolai read between the lines, just don't. He tapped the case of the reader with his fingers. The "indiscriminate" bit caught his attention. What did they mean? That Pendorians didn't care who they slept with? That didn't make sense. He rolled the book forward to "Castle Rhysh." Castle Rhysh. Named for the Pendorian word for "To have sexual contact with a member of a sentient species not one's own." Castle Rhysh is often referred to as an "erotic theme park." The most common activities are of such an offensive and degrading nature that this book will not go into them. Suffice it to say that Terrans are not permitted to visit Castle Rhysh or the attendant residences (which are also deeply mired in the behavior of the Castle), and this is probably for the best. Nickolai smiled at that. It wasn't what he was looking for, but it was an amusing place to know about, at any rate. He pulled the book out of the reader slot and pocketed it again. The chime overhead informed him that the second shift was going in to lunch. |