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* SexSlave: Jana'ata nobles keep both concubines from their own species and from the Runa. [[spoiler:Sandoz is sold into sexual slavery by Supaari based on a misunderstanding, and it's heavily implied that this also happened to the second human party from the United Nations who made it to Rakhat and rescued Sandoz, since they abruptly disappeared without a trace and Supaari worries that he inadvertently created a 'market'.]]

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* SexSlave: Jana'ata nobles keep both concubines from their own species and from the Runa. [[spoiler:Sandoz is sold into sexual slavery by Supaari based on a misunderstanding, and it's heavily implied that this also happened to the second human party from the United Nations who made it to Rakhat and rescued Sandoz, since they abruptly disappeared without a trace and Supaari worries that he inadvertently created a 'market'.'market' (that or they were eaten).]]



** Fr. Alan Pace dies of an unknown medical condition shortly after arriving on Rakhat.
** This is also a ForWantOfANail. Fr. Pace, the team's musicologist, was British, with some recognition of class structure. He might have picked up on Supaari's marginal status, and realized that his ambitions might endanger the landing party.

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** Fr. Alan Pace dies of an unknown medical condition shortly after arriving on Rakhat.
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Rakhat. (This is also a ForWantOfANail. ForWantOfANail; Fr. Pace, the team's musicologist, was British, with some recognition of class structure. He structure; he might have picked up on Supaari's marginal status, and realized that his ambitions might endanger the landing party.)
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The team sent by the United Nations who discover Sanchez and send him back to Earth, along with an initial and highly out-of-context report on the mission, suddenly disappear; what happened to them is never revealed, [[spoiler:although it's quite likely they were either turned into sex-slaves, like Sandoz, or killed outright for their meat]].



* YoungestChildWins: Jana'ata third sons are locked out of any inheritance or military or government position, and aren't allowed to have children, this however allows the third son Supaari to gain influence as a merchant in the big city while his brothers are stuck in their small towns, and Hlavin Kitheri, another third son, to rise to great prominence.

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* YoungestChildWins: Jana'ata third sons are locked out of any inheritance or military or government position, positions, and aren't allowed to have children, this children. This however allows the third son Supaari to gain influence as a merchant in the big city while his brothers are stuck in their small towns, towns fulfilling their pre-determined roles, and Hlavin Kitheri, another third son, to rise to great prominence.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: When Jimmy asks Emilio how he deals with not getting any sexual action, he straight-up tells him that masturbation is acceptable.


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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: When Jimmy asks Emilio how he deals with not getting any sexual action, he straight-up tells him that masturbation is acceptable.
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* RecruitedFromTheGutter: Sandoz grew up in the slums of Puerto Rico, with most of his family being criminals, until the Jesuits took interest in him.
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* SexSlave: Jana'ata nobles keep both concubines from their own species and from the Runa. [[spoiler:Sandoz is sold into sexual slavery by Supaari based on a misunderstanding, and it's heavily implied that this also happened to the second human party who made it to Rakhat and rescued Sandoz, since they abruptly disappeared without a trace and Supaari worries that he inadvertently created a 'market'.]]

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* SexSlave: Jana'ata nobles keep both concubines from their own species and from the Runa. [[spoiler:Sandoz is sold into sexual slavery by Supaari based on a misunderstanding, and it's heavily implied that this also happened to the second human party from the United Nations who made it to Rakhat and rescued Sandoz, since they abruptly disappeared without a trace and Supaari worries that he inadvertently created a 'market'.]]
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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Turns out to be the case, though the main cast worried that there might be barriers and consequentially is very careful and scientific about eating the food. Alan does die shortly after ending up on the new planet, but no one is ever able to pinpoint a specific aspect of the planet that killed him since everything has proven to be otherwise harmless.

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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Turns out to be the case, though the main cast are worried that there might be barriers and consequentially is are very careful and scientific about eating the food. Alan does die shortly after ending up on the new planet, but no one is ever able to pinpoint a specific aspect of the planet that killed him since everything has proven to be otherwise harmless.

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