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==Culture==
Dromites exist in city-hives, large social gatherings whose physical territory is always closely guarded, usually being constructed underground for safety. Despite their propensity for [[psionics]], dromites are not a hive-mind; indeed, their culture divides itself into four castes based on personality type:
* Those of the Fire Caste are often quick to anger, but also quick to laugh and forgive.
* Those of the Ice Caste are analytical, slow to make decisions, but often right.
* Those of the Voice Caste are consummate artists, reveling in all types of performance, especially song.
* Those of the Glimmer Caste always move at high speed, rarely resting in their pursuit of life’s tasks.

Each caste identifies with the energy type associated with its creed: fire, cold, sonic, and electricity, respectively. There is no social emphasis placed on castes, and life bonds may include members of different castes.

Dromites who are curious about life beyond the city-hive have little trouble securing permission to venture forth and seek their fortunes. Unless a city-hive is actively expanding its borders, an excess of population leads to cramped quarters. Thus, even the less than willing are sometimes pushed out into the world, on a mission not of their choosing.

Though the Grand Queen and the Exalted Consort are predominantly concerned with the physical requirements of producing a year's worth of offspring for their city-hive, they are revered by the non-gendered dromites almost as living gods, and as such, when they deign to speak on a topic, even though day-to-day running of the city-hive is handled by councils, everybody listens.

Dromites are named by their adoptive parents, and are given both a personal name and the life bond's group-name to use as their family name.