Cultural Information: Mondians and Yttrians

Physical Appearance: Mondians and Yttrians typically have pale skins but their other characteristics such as hair and eye colour, height and build tend to vary.  Mondians have distinctive ridges above their eyebrows but Yttrians lack this feature.  Hair is mostly worn short on both worlds.  Anything below collar-length is unusual.  Men tend to be clean-shaven but a few have small moustaches and/or beards.  Clothing is of a practical and utilitarian nature.  There is very little distinction between work-wear and leisure-wear.

Society: Mondias enforces Cyad Law throughout the entire planet but on Yttria, there is a melding of the original pre-Cyad Yttrian regime with the more austere Cyad standards. 

Lifestyle: The prevailing philosophy on both worlds is that hard work and ambition are the mainstays of society.  Mondias is more socialist in its leanings, whereas Yttria does encourage capitalism to a degree.  On Mondias, the traditional family structure is rare.  Procreation is highly regulated and usually only permitted according to need.  Children are born and raised in specialist institutions where every aspect of their lives is regulated.  On Yttria, couples usually marry by choice and have children by choice, although in some regions, they have to obtain permission to procreate.

Beliefs: Neither planet has any formal religious or spiritual beliefs, nor do the citizens strive towards any form of esoteric enlightenment or enrichment. 

Art and Culture: These planets do not have such a rich cultural heritage as the other Fenian worlds.  This is mostly due to the influence of the Cyad Confederacy.  Cyad policy tends more towards what is practical and anything artistic, decorative, recreational or speculative in nature is considered to be frivolous, counter-productive and in some cases, illegal.

As a result of Cyad policy, there are relatively few artistic types on Mondias and the entertainment industry serves only as a vehicle for Cyad propaganda.  Some bolder artists and entertainers try to push the boundaries by trying to inject their own ideas into the approved formats, but they are rarely successful, except where they manage to export their works to non-Cyad planets.

Yttrian artists and entertainers have more creative freedom and their work is not as heavily censored as on Mondias.  However, they rarely experiment and tend to stick to traditional themes and moral standards.