The Xefalonions live in tribes in many different areas of the probe. They have one central space that they call a city, but it is more like a collection of tribes all living in one place rather than a city and most other races steer clear of this city. It is in Rikinia, where they originally landed and they uses pieces of their old ship to create small scale cities that are touching but sectioned off from one another. The city doesn’t have an official name, but it is called Arcadia by the locals. In Arcadia, the law will change from one street to another, depending on which tribe rules. None of the tribes will fight one another, save for the occasional squabbles over territory or jurisdiction, but nothing that would actually bring them to war. Those that do visit the city find technological marvels at every turn, but usually don’t make it out of the city alive without heavy guard. The Xefalonion people no longer have tolerance of other races. Especially any that enslaved their people at the fall of Gothan. (The battle ship that they crash landed in was called Gothan 1.)

The Xefalonions wear masks to shield their faces from the outside world. This is something they did when they were off planet and it is assumed that someone within their society knows why this is the case, but none speak of the reasoning to any outside race. The mask, when first acquired, is placed with no adornments and no color other than white. With every accomplishment, a new adornment is placed on the mask. Those with brilliant, colorful masks are the ones to fear the most. These masks are worn at all times and are not even removed when eating. Most have some sort of movement in them to allow food to be placed into the mouth, while others have straw like devices that slurp up food for the wearer. A Xefalon without his/her mask is considered an outcast and shunned from all the society. Even an orphan will be given a mask before being sold to slavery, or given over to another race for disposal. 

As of this date, there are twelve tribes that work outside of the main city. There are other tribes, but all of them report to one of these twelve tribes in tribute of one sort or another. It is known that these tribes war with one another, but constantly war with the outside probe more. They can be paid to deliver death unto anyone on the probe. Only the Koltu is higher in body counts to that of the twelve tribes. The only contracts that the tribes will not take are those against the Rattle. Anyone else on the probe is fair game. 

Once every ten years, all the Xefalon will come together at the city of Arcadia and there is a massive twenty day feast to issue in the games. These games will choose the chiefs for the following ten years. When the fighting is done, those that still have their lives will rule the separate tribes. Those that have failed will have paid with their lives. During this time, the city is shut down and only Xefalon are allowed through the gates, save for the occasional onlooker that has the Chieftain’s approval. This is rare, but has happened three times. At the end of the games, the high Chief will pick three warriors to send to Palama to the Temple of Shod, where the Rattle King will await a small offering from them. This has been a ceremony that has been upheld for over a thousand years. 

Xefalon young are brought up to hate weakness and those that are considered weak will have a chance on their twelfth birthday to prove themselves part of the clan. If they fail, they die. If they succeed, they are taken in as part of the tribe and whatever handicap they have is forgotten by the rest of the tribe and simply overlooked from that day forward. The training that Xefalon’s go through starts when they are two and continues until they are twelve. By the age of nine, the Xefalon are similar to a full grown adult of human decent, but are still much smaller. Their fighting prowess, ability to assess the situation and strength are all on par with the adult human, but they are much more agile than most human could ever be and they have complete control of most of their muscles. This is due to the fact that most Xefalon only live to the age of forty before dying of old age. (That is if they don’t use technology to continue on.)