For each human being there is an optimum ratio between change and stasis. Too little change, he grows bored. Too little stability, he panics and lose… - Larry Niven

We encounter few Citizens or humans in this region. We were surprised to receive your hail. Did you have difficulty finding us?

“It looks as if this whole place was designed by pulling random pages out of 1950’s women’s magazines.”
“Frightening, isn’t it?”

The priest splayed his digits wide. “Herdmaster, I learn. Later I will speak.” “You do not seem pleased.” There was no answer. “A place of puzzles,” Pastempeh-keph said. “They surrender and have not surrendered. Their tapes show rogues acting in collusion. They live neither in herds nor alone. What are they?” “What do they believe themselves to be?” Fistarteh-thuktun asked. “Perhaps that is more important.