Hearts (♥) — Community & Culture

Hearts represent the human element: relationships, traditions, celebrations, conflicts, memory. This is the internal social life of the settlement—how people connect, clash, remember, and create meaning together.

Typical prompts involve:

Interpersonal relationships (friendships, romances, rivalries, family)
Cultural practices (festivals, ceremonies, wind-songs, storytelling)
Memory and history (Earth traditions, elder stories, preserved customs)
Community gatherings (celebrations, councils, shared meals)
Internal tensions (factional disagreements, generational gaps, value conflicts)
Education and transmission (teaching children, passing knowledge, mentorship)
Identity questions (who are we? what do we preserve? how do we change?)

Example prompts:

2♥: A child asks an elder to teach them an Earth language
5♥: Two factions disagree over how to celebrate an upcoming festival
8♥: A beloved community member considers leaving for another settlement
10♥: A marriage ceremony between Earth Rememberer and Duskara-Born becomes flashpoint for wider tensions