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- in treacherous Astora, haunt of scorpions, there’s an unusual habit where impoverished families sell the amputated limbs of their children to medical societies
- in eerie Lothal that lies upon the chalk, there’s a mysterious practice where the capital has no walls of stone, but instead the walls are made of armed men
- in sunken Calatin where the people live in waterborne houses with white wings, there’s a peculiar habit where parents never name their third child, because boy or girl, they are drowned the day they turn twelve
- in Dokora where the people wear garments of stone, there’s an extraordinary practice where all art is public, and every wall is covered in colorful graffiti
- in Mirrah where the birds do not sing, there’s a mysterious practice where each citizen must reign as king or queen for a day, in order to prevent the corruption that comes from extended power. The schedule is kept decades in advance on a community calendar