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The 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 city-ships.

At the same time, 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 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 have gleaned some portion of this knowledge. As long as the fraal refuse to discuss it, speculation will continue unchecked and uninformed.