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The plebs were largely semi-literate but uneducated and were forced to do menial labor and/or live in unsanitary places. Non-elite military-age men were often drafted into wars. Weird misfits (especially if male) within the elite were harshly penalized as well. The social cost of nonconformity was quite severe, and crimes were punished harshly (often by <!--castration, -->forced labor, torture, and death, in addition to public shaming). | The plebs were largely semi-literate but uneducated and were forced to do menial labor and/or live in unsanitary places. Non-elite military-age men were often drafted into wars. Weird misfits (especially if male) within the elite were harshly penalized as well. The social cost of nonconformity was quite severe, and crimes were punished harshly (often by <!--castration, -->forced labor, torture, and death, in addition to public shaming). | ||
Polygamy was and still is legally recognized in Etalocin cultures, though many people are monogamous. | |||
===Modern=== | ===Modern=== | ||