Vacuole Aisle

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, the island is catered to & run by a series of external alien creatures. Only known by the inhabitants as 'Curators,' these nebulous light orbs can rarely be seen piloting strange multi-appendage smaller mechs with long tentacle-like appendages they can easily shift the shape to fit a variety of circumstances & needs. When a new human arrives or comes of age, they are given a small rudimentary house. It is bare bones without furnishing; but plates an storage for food, but no food supplied. It is taught to be sufficient by your own means and the curators offer two ways of doing it.

1. Pursuing a trade of your build or choosing, and barter your way into getting better accommodations.
2. Gaining emotional tokens or prizes in the temple. The humans are able to complete trials the curators put forth an win prizes or aforementioned emotional tokens to purchase such things they would like. 

Basic rudimentary laws are put in place to prevent the humans from harming, stealing, or emotionally manipulating each other. 

The temple differs from any structure found on the island & Unknown. The halls are not made of wood or stone but refined metal, various channels etched into the walls glow with different kinds of light and are interwoven throughout the entire building. Once passing what seems to be a regular church hall - behind the altar, all that would be seen was a long corridor for it is when you are called inside & directed by the 'Curators' that room doors will open up within the walls. In the same religious gathering hall there is also multiple small kiosks that operates as chopping stalls. This is where the people are free to purchase and trade for various commodities. Since this temple hall is large enough, many other people have set up rudimentary stalls to barter & trade making the temple a 'cultural center' within this island.

Within the seemingly shifting halls behind the altar, various people are drawn in to compete in various tasks. Each room seems to be built specifically for such a task and people are given headbands that record &, in many cases, actually are used during these trials. Each trial usually ends up pushing a specific emotional state for the people entering. The curators record and even draw in the psychic resonances brought in by such emotions. For those that compete in the higher level trials are the only ones to see the actual practical use of these headbands as it allows them to perform feats of psionics - telekinesis, creating psychic constructs, a true wonder to behold yet par for the course for the Curators. These trials are rather special with a high payout of eTokens since sustaining these constructs or completing the trials are mentally and physically arduous. The curators, despite the (for a common person) would decree a morally ambiguous scientific endeavor, do ensure the subjects do not die from these trials as they are well aware of the incubation & rearing time of humans. 

Only does something if you attune to it, or break it in your hands. The eTokens are small tile-like circles. Each circle represents a specific color in accordance to specific emotions. 

eTokens come in multiple tiers for how difficult they are to produce via the trials within the temple. 

1. Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, 
2. Orange, Pink, Purple, Iridescent Blue, Brown & Grey
3. Yellow & Pink, Blue-red, Grey-Iridescent Blue, 

Various commodities require specific-colored eTokens to purchase them. A good rule of thumb is if that commodity evokes that similar emotion, you would need to raise up enough of that emotion to purchase it. A couch would help get yellow & blue. Currency of raw emotion, each is stamped with the emotional event that produced it.