Orion Cluros
| Cluros, Qul'urosz, Qolaarosh | |
| INFORMATION | |
| Species: | |
| Era Founded: |
Era of the First Thakolarivaj |
| Founding Members: | |
| Status: |
Extant |
| END OF BRIEFING | |
| Template:Philosophy | |
At a Glance
Cluros, or Qolaarosh is a Kolari Thakolarivaj social mechanism that gradually became a pan-Orion philosophy by the year 126,000 BCE. Today it is still practiced by many Orions, though not all. Cluros is analogous to Klingon Honor and Vulcan T'plana Hath- a philosophical, construct to bring social order to a passionate, ofteb violent species. Unlike Logic or Honor, the Orions don't ostracize those that don't follow it- merely the ones that claim to and then defy it. Those who “play the game” are required to play by the rules, as the notoriously contract-oriented, Libertarian Orions view Cluros as an opt-in social contract. Following Cluros is similar to the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: Cluros is a guide to success and a successful follower of Cluros is a successful Orion.
Though it originated on Kolar as an acceptable, formal social conduct for the Kolari Qaj-Courts and was probably born out of Courtesan culture, adaptations, revisions and omissions across the Orion Colonies have personalized Cluros. Like the Orion people, Cluros itself can have a high degree of individualism and interpretation. There are a few tenets to the philosophy which the vast majority of Orions adhere to (save for the Xo'a Kulkaadi who reject Cluros).
Core Tenets
Fluid Tenets
Basa (Coolness)
Perhaps the most easily adopted and adapted aspect of Cluros is coolness or Basa. Coolness has become almost synonymous with Cluros itself to aliens. Basa is not "popularity" but detached, amused calm. The most well-known aspect of Basa is the "Cluros Smile" or the "Basa Smile." A follower of Cluros crafts a personal mask or façade to hide their negative feelings and motivations. In personally determined quantities, a Basa Smile is part bemusement, arrogance or confidence, detachment, irreverence, and calm. Every Cluros demeanor is different as Basa is a personal philosophy. But someone who follows Basa is always presenting this face in public, especially to strangers and opponents.
Breaking another Orion's Cluros Smile and forcing them to show anger- usually through Ka'shaadu- is considered a social checkmate like besting an online Troll. For the Orion who allowed their Basa to fall, it is a social faux pas and they are, at least temporarily, defeated. Lowering one's Basa, or Cluros Smile, is only acceptable in two circumstances- in one's personal domicile (with or without guests), or when a host has granted his guests Xo-I (Security).