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[[Category:Tahora Whai]]
[[Category:Kikorangi o te Tahora Whai]]
The great [[Spaceborne Fauna|megafauna]], or Tahora, of the [[Rangi]] and Sector-West are part of the lifeblood of the [[Tahora Whai]]. Creatures like the [[Teuthemi Leviathans]] (aka Great Tahora) provided the people of [[Dynae]] with the resources to endure hardships and the devastation of their world; not to mention the inspiration for the [[
To the Whai, these megafauna are all noble creatures, and to waste them would be a travesty in their eyes. To kill them for sport or profit is anathema. A healthy population of voidborne megafauna is necessary for the survival and continuance of the Tahora Whai. Management of the Rangi involves the protection of breeding populations of megafauna in sanctuaries and reserves, keeping populations in check through harvesting, and the elimination of the threat posed by violent beasts to the people of the Rangi by either shepherding them to managed reserves or defeating them if necessary. The Whai serve as wardens and keepers of the space that the Whales inhabit.
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*Teeth and chitin, along with bones, are used in weapons and armor
*Whale blood, blubber, meat, and offal are used in [[Whai Cuisine|various foodstuffs]], with the blood of these creatures holding a strong symbolic power with the Whai
*Organs of the Teuthemi Leviathans are used in [[
There are few, if any, distinct “whaling ships” of the Whai as most vessels are able to wear many hats. Weapons and tools that are used in raids and piracy have their use in whaling, and likewise for the reverse. Harpoons, tethers, nets, cloaking devices, fighter craft, and even energy and mass weapons are used to track, corral, and/or kill megafauna. Tame void fauna, such as the [[Spaceborne Fauna#Mokai|Mōkai]], of [[Teuthem]] are also utilized in several stages of the whaling process. Many stations used by the Whai do, however, focus primarily on Whaling. The station of '''[[Teuthem#Paikae|Hvalakókari]]''' in Teuthem is inhabited year-round as a homebase for whalers of the Tahora Graveyard. Hvalakókari is seen as the center of cutting-edge research into and the ranching of the local Teuthemi Leviathans. Refueling station '''[[Kuafu#Dave|Dave]]''', in the [[Kuafu]] system, likewise provides supplies and respite for whalers in the west through a network of tender ships.
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