Philosophy in Nahuac

The most important value of Náhuinn society is endurance; the ability to forgo one’s needs as required by circumstance or by the community. Náhuidd pride themselves in accepting loss and strict measures with stoicism, seeking every opportunity to take from themselves and give to society. For the Náhuidd, endurance is a virtue, hardship is a test, and enduring hardship is the most important measure of one’s worth in the natural order.

By the same token, Náhuidd accept the harsh balance of nature as worthy and desirable, and don’t frown on practices such as culling or cannibalism. This doesn’t mean they don’t value life - it’s precisely because life is precious to Náhuidd that they follow its rules and respect its ways. If one Náhuinn dies, the whole community mourns, even while they stoically carry on. By the same token, if one Náhuinn lives, the whole Coalition is blessed. If one Náhuinn has to die for others to live, that Náhuinn will sacrifice without hesitation, and the others will accept the sacrifice.

This also means that every single Náhuinn has full responsibility for the group - if one person succeeds, the collective reaps the rewards, and if one person fails, everyone shares the blame. That is the highest moral principle of Nahuac, both as an ecosystem and as a stoic, enduring collective: What one does, all did, and What one is, all are.

The second most important virtue in Nahuac is silence. The ability to remain quiet and listen, both in a literal and symbolic sense, allows you to know the needs of the others, to understand commands and duties, to be useful to the environment, to learn the songs and stories, and to remain aware and alive. Nature is dangerous, silence is protection. Society is complex, silence is simplicity. Noise is the greatest danger, for it prevents agreement, thought and understanding, in every sense. Words, while necessary, should always be well-chosen and worth breaking the silence for. Storytelling, which all Náhuinn cultures love, is the best-known such exception.

Of course, there are varying degrees to which Náhuinn peoples follow these precepts; some Náhuidd are a bit more selfish, some are a lot more talkative, and so on. From time to time, a few of the most radical ápalid have tried to loosen these traditions, or even secede from the Coalition entirely. Such communities are freely allowed to fend for themselves, and often disappear after a few months, or meekly rejoin the Coalition after failing to thrive on their own. Revolutions are few and short-lived in Nahuac.