=====Fraal Philosphies of Mind=====

The [[fraal species|fraal]] are skeptics in most matters of faith. Indeed, the fraal are the only one of the five major nonhuman [[species]] without a native faith of their own. Even fraal who adopt a [[religion]] are rarely very devout. They show little interest in human missionaries, and they often forbid preaching on their [[the city-ships of the fraal|city-ships]].

At the same time, [[borealis_republic|Borealin]] colleges have closely studied fraal philosophy for more than 200 years, and a number of 23rd century discoveries link fraal schools of [[mindwalking academies]] with sacred belief systems. Though the data is incomplete, the fraal seem to believe that each major school of[[psionics| mind-walking]] corresponds to a sentient being’s inner form, possibly something that resembles a soul. However, the fraal’s extreme reticence in discussing their beliefs about the origin of mindwalking powers has frustrated every attempt to broaden human understanding of these beliefs—though the [[hatire religion|Hatire]] have gleaned some portion of this knowledge. As long as the fraal refuse to discuss it, speculation will continue unchecked and uninformed.
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