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The social cost of nonconformity (especially for men) was quite severe. Crimes were punished harshly. Legally, the most common punishments were exile, imprisonment and forced labor but often the criminals were tortured, castrated, or executed, in addition to public shaming. | The social cost of nonconformity (especially for men) was quite severe. Crimes were punished harshly. Legally, the most common punishments were exile, imprisonment and forced labor but often the criminals were tortured, castrated, or executed, in addition to public shaming. | ||
===Impact of birth control=== | |||
There is a contraceptive plant native to Talma that's easy to farm, thus providing premodern Talmans with cheap birth control. (We'll call it ''silphium'' in English.) This had several consequences: | |||
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*Polygamy was legally recognized in Etalocin cultures, though many people are monogamous. | |||
===Pre-modern vulgar culture=== | ===Pre-modern vulgar culture=== | ||
The plebs were largely semi-literate but otherwise uneducated and were forced to do menial labor and/or live in unsanitary places. Non-elite military-age men were often drafted into wars. | The plebs were largely semi-literate but otherwise uneducated and were forced to do menial labor and/or live in unsanitary places. Non-elite military-age men were often drafted into wars. | ||