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 ===Social structure===
 ====House and School====
-The two basic units of Aeranid society were the '''House''' (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|cōmēs}}}}'') and above that the '''School''' (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|axēs}}}}'').  They formed the core of [[Telrhamir]] social, political, and economic life, and were replicated throughout the Empire to various degrees.
+The centre of Aeran life in the capital, Telrhamir, was the '''''cōmus''''' ('house'). The ''cōmus'' was not based off of familial association, but rather social bonds. People were born into their mother's ''cōmus'', but would often leave later in life to establish their own ''cōmus'' with friends, lovers, colleagues, etc., or join a pre-established ''cōmus'' of repute. A ''cōmus'' was usually composed from anywhere between three and a dozen members, although more prestigious or wealthy ''cōmerent'' were generally larger, especially as household staff were considered a part of the ''cōmus''.
-The '''House''' formed the lower level of Aeranid society.  Houses in Telrhamir were not necessarily formed around blood relations.  Rather, they could be formed around a variety of relations, be it friends, like-minded thinkers, romantic partners, or coworkers, and their staff and dependants.  Children may be raised in the House (or Houses) of their parents, but once grown, they were not necessarily expected to stay; they may remain, join another House, or establish their own House with others, either from the same parent House or other Houses.  House members lived together, raised their children together, provided for each other, and often worked with each other or in similar industries.
+Above the ''cōmus'' was the '''''achara''''' ('school'). Originally the primary function of the ''achara'' was the education of children, but from an early stage of Aeranid society they took on a far vaster social role. The achara was a sort of ''super-cōmus'', bringing together even larger groups of people with similar social, material, and philosophical interests. Representation in the Telrhamiran senate, at least before the Small Coup, was based off of the acharar, with each one sending a number of senators proportional to its share of the city's population.
-Multiple Houses were collected into '''Schools'''.  As the name implies, these Schools were primarily concerned (for the most part) with the education of the children of the constituent Houses.  However, they provided many other social services as well.  During the Imperial era, representation in the Senate was based off of School membership, with each School sending a number of senators based off of the number of houses therein.
+Both ''cōmus'' and ''achara'' where not fixed groups, and one may choose to exit or enter either at any point in time, provided they met the entrance requirements for the ''cōmus'' or ''achara'' they wished to enter. Whilst most cōmerent where made up entirely of people of the same achara, inter-''achara'' ''cōmerent'' where not uncommon. The leadership of both groups where decided internally, by whatever mechanisms they saw fit to do so. Each ''achara'' had its own culture, reputation, and speciality, and ran its affairs differently.
-In the later years of the Empire, there was a trend of 'refinement' among both Houses and Schools, which advocated
-that each House and School should be as specialised as possible, with each one perfecting its own area of expertise.  It is this trend that eventually led to the [[Small Coup]], which gave sole control of the Senate over to the School [[Motus Soniae]].  However, this idea had been around for much longer; School [[Rascianun]] had for centuries specialised in military matters and athletics, and [[Lucium]] had long been associated with trade and paper manufacture.
 ===Religion===