Scyphozoans (Species)

Scyphozoans are a species of Jellids belonging to a greater classification, Cnidaria. They have the oldest and most well documented cultural, linguistic, and social history out of all the Medusozoans. The current dominant groups are JELLSWELL Industries Inc. and the House of Janzworth, who have historically feuded.

Clothing/Diet
Originating as a seaside culture, the Scyphozoans ate a diet that consisted of mainly hunted fish and shellfish they were able to crack open with tools such as sharpened shells fastened with vegetation on a branch. Handfishing or diving for larger fish was also common. With the control of fire, cooked dishes were possible, as well as the removal of salt from ocean water as a seasoning, and boiling water to create dyes. Dried seaweed was combined with other plant fibers to make basic armor when combined with shells.

Government/Social Organization
Social hierarchy existed, but there was no formal government. Gifts were given to the strongest in return for food, protection, or labor, and trade was common. Goods were put into pots to preserve them in the often cold waters.

Housing
Scyphozoans lived in concrete sand castles with palm leaves as a roof acting as ventilation and to collect rainwater. Concrete was made by throwing shells into a fire until they turn white and adding water into a paste. Rocks were crushed into a powder and mixed with sand to make concrete. Large sand castles signified power/wealth due to the effort that went into their formation. The strongest and most energetic family member led the household, regardless of age or sex, with large families being common.

Religious Views
The moon and sun play a large role in Proto-Scyphozoan religious views, with the moon representing the eye of their proto-deity. A form of water ritual was done in which the religious groups would retreat under water to show their submission to the faith and are unworthy of being seen by its presence. Religious thinking at the time pointed to the seemingly infinite expansion of the ocean as applicable to the sky, who's eye "swam" throughout, watching them. This idea later evolved into the full representation of the moon as beings known as the Wanderlings.

Death Ritual
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The Scyphozoans eventually began trading with the Cubozoans and expanded past beaches, marking a cultural divergence into the Cubozoans and the Scyphozoans.

Scyphozoan Culture
At this point, the strongest of the community evolved into the role of chieftain. The most notable of these chieftains is documented as leading to the Great Scyphozoan Genocide. The chieftain took economic control over the land he ruled over and enslaved most under his regime, including Jellaakan. The concrete making of prior culture had at this point been perfected to construct large buildings in honor of the chieftain, who designated himself as a spiritual guide of the Wanderlings through divine revelation. Jellaakan, as part of a separate sect, formed the Fellowship of the Scyphozoa, who believe in the representation of the Wanderlings through other means.

Views on Cross-Species Conception
The typical view Scyphozoans hold is that Scyphozoans are not to marry outside of their ethnic group, with anyone who does to be shunned, usually resorting to living in The Shanties or finding work with non-Scyphozoans. This also holds true to Cubozoans, but they have become increasingly liberalized with their views, accepting them into governmental positions and own property.

Relationships with another species are usually kept private.

Clothing
Scyphozoans starting from a young age wear headwear until adulthood. This is not present in Cubozoan culture.