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Whai equipment and tools are highly personalized things. They are as often adorned and illustrated as the bodies of the Whai themselves. Personalization may include the adding and use of charms, scrimshaw, ink, paint, carvings, inlay, gemstones, knotwork, patinas, plating, etching, engraving, and embroidery. Some have commented that this practice of decoration is a way of masking its previous owner, but to the Whai it is adding a new chapter to the piece’s story and allowing its provenance to shine through rather than hide it. A highly decorated, but used and maintained, tool or device is regarded as a prized possession.
===Cybernetics===
Cybernetics are an integral part of the Tahora Whai. [[Vāk and Erinaa|The Vāk]] implants are ubiquitous among the Whai, but it is nearly always the case that Whai have other augmentations and enhancements.
The nature of these cybernetics varies from species to species, and from user to user, but generally consists of some Tahora blood (or synthetic analog) and electrical components. Some alien species cybernetics are fully bio-mechanical while others are only wires and silicon. Before the Vāk, the planet Dynae was one of the sector’s preeminent cybernetics hubs. Military, industrial, and civilian cybernetic augmentations and enhancements designed for ranges of sentient bodies were widely produced on the planet. What knowledge and facilities that survived the ''Great Cataclysm'' have continued production and development with the Tahora Whai.
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* Concealed Weapons
* Other cybernetics
===Tattoos===
Visible on all Whai bodies are the characteristic tattoos of the west.
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Notable Stations:
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* [[Tīnarā_and_Stjarnaby#Styarnaby|Styarnaby]] - The sister station to
* [[Dynae#Ulfbert Magnus|Ulfbert Magnus]] - Dynae’s largest dockyards built out of an old military base.
* [[Dynae#Kanisthaou|Kanisthaou and Canala 6]] - The heavily populated moon of Dynae focused around the prosperous refueling station of Canala 6 at its heart.
* Hvalakokari
* [[Gateway#Voo 6|Voo 6]] - A deep space station built around a sealed vault.
* [[Nusantara#Karang|Karang Belt Stations]] - Little way-stations, beacons, and lighthouses to help the Whai navigate the dust, rocks, and void-snakes of
* [[Rosebud#Polyantha|Polyantha]] - The first moon of Rosebud and a local resort.
* [[Langgan#Relic's_Harbor|Relic’s Harbor]] - Research station recently built over Langgan, has expanded into a sprawling network of neighborhoods and ‘suburbs’
* [[Kuafu#Dave|Dave]] - Refueling depot and supply hub in Kuafu. Serves as a last stop for many whalers and explorers in the west.
Terrestrial settlements follow a similar form to Whai space stations. They are typically built out of a foundational ship or prefabricated colony core but expanded in an ad-hoc fashion. [[Dynae#Geo-City-One|Geodesic City One]] on Dynae is a prime example of one of these central structures. Depending on the local conditions expansions may take the form of a warren of subterranean tunnels, scavenged structures transplanted in place, or masonry buildings using local rock. Little grand planning or elaborate schemes are created for new settlements. Instead, the growth of cities is incremental rather than revolutionary. Services and infrastructure are added when they are needed rather than aspirationally.
===Virtual Intelligences===
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