Yaarel
🇮🇱 🇺🇦 He-Mage
I am mentioning several "smart guy" cultures, including 5e vedalken and 4e shardmind.they seem more of mystical individuals form what I know of them not a people or culture, more warforged than orc it needs to have culture as I can build a look for them if I want, what I am looking for is culture from anything that might be suitable?
Also, pretty much any "advanced" alien species in a scifi show is a "smart guy" culture.
Star Trek Federation is an excellent "smart guy" culture, with decentered political structure, and post-scarcity economy.