Editing Earth Cheit (section)

==Cultural notes==
Abrahamic religions are generally patriarchal, this is represented on Chiet with a prominence focus on domestic roles for women<ref name=hiss>“You wanted me to be a housewife, and I am,” she said, to the void, her voice rising.  “I maintain my home.  You wanted me to be meek, never heard, and I am.  You wanted me to be ''nothing'' and ''no one'' and I am!”<br/><br/>She liked to think the choir carried that voice higher, rather than drown it out.  It didn’t matter.  She had come to terms with her silent voice long ago.  To ''accept'' was one of the first things she had learned.<br/><br/>“I am a creator of my own kingdom.  I am free.  I’m a woman more powerful than any of you.  I’m everything you wanted yet everything you feared, and I can be both because…”<br/><br/>She filled the space, sweeping past people on either side of the street, people on the stairs, people on the dais.<br/><br/>“…I am everything everywhere.”<br/><br/>She moved amid the masses, searching for assassins and familiarizing herself with everyone present.<br/><br/>“I was bartered away for power.  You’ll find now that you get what you pay for.”<br/><br/>The show was done, and the students were dissolving ranks.  The crowd closed in, filling the street.  There was food, drink, and cheering.  She knew, from dim childhood memories, that it would continue into the night, and then there would be fireworks, colors matched to the saint.<br/><br/>She swept close to Teacher, and she touched her lips to his, while the world that had cast her away unwittingly watched.  A thank you, a message. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/04/30 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13.x II|Black 13.x]]</ref> and the attitude of marriage being central to maturity.<ref>

 - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/02 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 2 II]]</ref>

The Earth is not directly linked to Gimel but like some other worlds they have a relevant amount of parahumans,<ref name="P.8 e543"/> many of whom concealed their abilities and occupied positions of civilian power.<ref name="II4.7e2"/> Unlike [[Earth Bet]] they do not have a culture familiar with powers nor the [[PRT|various]] [[Watchdog|institutions]] to provide a check or balance with them.

Given the fourth Sect's (see below) activities it is possible that they are under some sort of resource strain.