The Fhetat is not a planet. It is more like a chain of islands than a planet. Think Micronesia, but in space, and enough islands to wrap a planet the size of Jupiter.
The Fhetat is not a homogenous culture. There are sixteen distinct sections of the Fhetat that are identified by section number, and they are governed by monarchs who rule their societies as they see fit. While there are Fhetat-wide customs that define the race, such as their fighting competitions, birthing rites and the way they prepare the dead, the sections are very distinct from one another.
Section 12, ruled by King Urfrey Wyath, has a regular, section-wide farmers market where everyone trades and buys fresh produce. Section 12 grows the majority of edible fauna for the entire Fhetat, and many living in section 12 have their own gardens, which is not the case for Fhetatians of other sections.
Section 4, ruled by King Manes Juyame, is ruled by superstition. Most Fhetatians believe in the divinity of the planet Fhet, but those of section 4 are the most religious and devout. King Juyame married his Queen Manes Fal because of her ability to discern the will of Mighty Fhet based on its movements and position in relation to its star. She was a popular spiritual leader before her marriage to King Juyame, and her almanac, Fhet’s Moods, is a must have for everyone in the section.
Section 11, ruled by King Uilo Faski, has a coming of age ceremony for females. This is unique to the section, though every section of the Fhetat has rituals for passage into manhood for males. It is a rite reserved for the daughters of affluent families who can afford the tuition for the boarding-school-like camp where females live away from their families starting from the age of fifteen RET (the age of sexual maturity for Fhetatian females is about 18, and about 22 for males). They undergo strict physical training that lasts about three years and they compete as gladiators in competition to display their skills before the King when he is in the market for a bride or a concubine. The coming of age ceremony takes place at the conclusion of the three year training period.
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