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title: Core Values
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  - Values
  - What Moravskans Prize
updated: 2026-11-03
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# Core Values

Moravskan culture prizes six things. The coast and the interior rank them in a different order. The list is the same.

## The six values

| Value | Local term | Meaning | Coast rank | Interior rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The line | *rod* | The family across 4 generations | 1 | 1 |
| Honour | *obraz* | The face a person shows to the street | 2 | 3 |
| The kept word | *dumata* | A promise that holds without a paper | 3 | 2 |
| Skill | *maystorstvo* | A hand that makes a good thing | 4 | 4 |
| Hospitality | *gostba* | The duty to a guest | 5 | 5 |
| Quiet | *tihost* | The habit of not saying too much | 6 | 6 |

> [!info] Why quiet ranks last and still matters
> Quiet is last on the list and first in daily behaviour. A Moravskan shows respect by saying little. A loud person is either young, drunk, or a state official.

## The line

The line is the strongest value. A person is not an individual first. A person is a point in a line of mothers and fathers.

The line gives three things.

1. A name and a house.
2. A place at a table and a grave.
3. A duty to a cousin that no court enforces.

A person who breaks with the line loses all three. This is a heavy punishment. See [[Taboos]].

## Honour

Honour is the public face. A person keeps honour with three habits.

- Pay a debt before the agreed day.
- Do not raise the voice in a dispute.
- Do not let a guest leave hungry.

Honour is not inner goodness. Honour is what the street sees. A private sin is a private matter. A public shame touches the whole line.

## The kept word

A promise between two Moravskans needs no paper. A paper needs a witness, a stamp, and a fee. A word needs only two people.

The state prefers the paper. The state distrusts the word, because the word leaves no record. See [[Dissent and Control]].

> [!example] The hand deal
> A fisherman sells his catch to a canner for 6 years on a handshake. The canner pays a low price in a bad year. The fisherman keeps the deal. A broken hand deal ends a business line for 3 generations.

## Skill

Skill is the value that crosses class. A good welder and a good captain hold equal respect in a port tavern. A bad welder with a party card holds less.

The state also prizes skill, because the plan needs output. The state turns skill into a title. See [[Workers and Farmers]].

## Hospitality and quiet

Hospitality protects the traveller in a hard land. Quiet protects the family from the state. Both values come from the same idea. A person must not be a burden and must not be a danger.

Read [[Hospitality and Gift Rules]] for the practical rules.

## The coast and the interior

The two regions agree on the line and disagree on the rest.

| Question | Coast answer | Interior answer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who leads the house? | The mother | The elder pair |
| What is the first duty? | Keep the boat and the house | Keep the land and the herd |
| How does a person show honour? | By a clean boat and a paid debt | By a full table and a large household |
| What is a good death? | At home, after the sea | At home, after the harvest |

See [[Regional Divides]].
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