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Tortugan culture is a mix of Impelanzan, Salovian and nearby cultures. The vast majority of people living on the islands speak some variation of Impelanzan, but the teaching of Salovian is somewhat controversial due to the history of the nation, and not therefore not universal. The nation is a member of the [[International Forum]] and the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent|UNAC]].
== History ==
It was long believed that the Tortugan Isles were devoid of sapient life until the arrival of explorers in later recorded history. We now know this to be untrue. Gallegos tortoises (''Chelonoidis'') are known to be far beyond the point of sentience. Research has proven that they are sapient creatures, capabale of critical thought, language, and forming complex social bonds. Their means of communications is composed of a variety of gestures and noises, making it very different from any other known language. Some markings made by the tortoises have also been interpreted as a written form of this language, but research has remained inconclusive.
The lack of structures built by their civilisation can be explained by a lack of any predators on the islands, elimating the need to contruct any forms of shelter and allowing them to flourish. This has also been proposed as a reason for their advancement compared to other animals, being able to expend more time and energy to socialising and thinking.
=== The Ketevanidze Plantations ===
According to archeological digs, Homesian lifeforms started visiting the archipelago for brief periods of time long before recorded history. The first verifiable account of a visit to the isles is from the journals of ___, an ___ explorer. He, as most after him were, was quite fascinated by the tortoises. turtles curious
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