Dalmer Culture

The Dalmer are undeniably artists in fields most commonly associated with the arts, such as literature, sculpture, painting and music. But they also add many other fields as art such as physics, physical efforts, manufacturing, and mathematics.

Dalmer philosophy concerning the arts is that generally speaking arts should not be kept in museums, but rather shared to the race as a whole. It is not uncommon to find fine examples of dalmer art in public squares. Despite this, museums are still very common in the empire as collections.

Indeed, settlements who have reached a point past the necessary requirements of food, shelter and defenses almost immediately begin to become ornate with elegant engravings, musicians playing in the streets, sculptures of famous residents or local folklore, street bookshelves begin to appear, calligraphy stands and self cook nourishes become standard in the settlement. Then more and more complex art forms appear, forums, theatres, public collections, street art and music halls become mainstream. And in the end entire blocks of the settlement are dedicated to culture and the arts with stadiums, colosseums with extravagant monuments appearing left and right.

Pentagon, the High Kingdom of the Dalmer empire is known as the culture capital of the Dalmer, and a large part of its budget goes towards cultural and artistic endeavors.

To the Dalmer, culture is defined by three main traits, language (litterally swearing), cooking and courting.

## Dalmer Literature

*Main article: Dalmer Literature*

The Dalmer are avid readers which fits their need to preserve and accumulate as much knowledge as possible. As a result Dalmer libraries are commonplace and often very complete.

Literature is celebrated in the empire as all subjects are expected to read and write even before they begin military training.

Books:

From horde to state: History of how primitive Dalmer warbands formed into largely independent states and Elected Kingdoms.

Necromnesia: The study of the memories of the dead.

The ghost and the submarine: Written by Bonehands the Supercontruct, the book tackles race relations between Dalmer ghosts, AI’s and the rest of society, and personal insights on the causes of cultish behavior in society.

## Dalmer Sculpture

*Main article: Dalmer Sculpture*

The nature of the Dalmer deep venues causes them to have a natural tendency to engraving and creating large elaborate statues

## Dalmer Music

*Main article: Dalmer Music*

Dalmer music has strong warlike influence, their music being either grandiose and inspiring or rapid and thrashing, an example would be the famous song “High King”, the Dalmer anthem.

“We are the forged, Built by the hands, On the snows of Dalmeran!

We are alone, The banner stands, Against those who would challenge our plans!

Until we claim hold to a star, A world we will make our own.

Our hosts respected and honour fulfilled, We will cherish and hide our plan!

For Dalmeran, Empire and High King, Holy war judges our might,

We know it in our righteous eyes, And in our beard of hearts.

We are the forged, Built by the hands, crafted by the ways of time,

Patience untold, deeper wisdom, in our holds we will compile

For ever searching for a newer way to build a deeper keep.

For even in the deepest of chasms, we will respect our creed.

For Dalmeran, empire and high king, Pentagon shines its light

In darkest cave and blackest night it beckons and leads us far

Dalmera, Dalmeran, empire for the stars,

Dalmeran, Dalmeran, high king lead us far

Dalmeran, Dalmeran, lead us to the stars.

Dalmeran, Dalmeran, for Empire near and far”