Per capita, the average Gh’endeshi is many leagues richer than the average human, despite major prosperity and economic reforms over humanity’s long and sordid history. As such, and paired with their culture of moving money with spending and earning, all Gh’endeshi will wear increasingly lavish, if not gaudy clothing and accessories which they call Mut’lah. This Mut’lah, while being easily translated to jewelry, is a deeply personal form of self expression which the Gh’endeshi hold in high regards. Dressing humbly hints to them a lack of prosperity and success, and can often lead to social ostracizing, especially if the individual is in a more esteemed position within their society. Above is a common, average outfit, leaning more to the Southern conventions, though would not be out of place among Northern. Colonial Gh’endeshi deviate the farthest from this style, and are usually the butt of jokes or criticism among both major groups of Gh’endeshi .

Reds and blacks are favored colors among Gh’endeshi wardrobes, all but ubiquitous across their cultures. High members of the Gh’endeshi Trade Federation’s Federal Banks will often wear mostly black outfits as a mark of formal attire and leadership, and this has in turn affected public opinion by silently associating the color with success and the bank. Red is likely a favored color among the Gh’endeshi due to historical times, in which the majority of all of their dwellings were constructed of the lumber of their native trees, which bare a vibrant red coloration when fresh, and a strong, sharply tangy scent somewhat akin to raspberry. As the buildings aged, this vibrant red would fade, turning to a more dull red/gray or faded mauve/purple hue, likely creating a subconscious connection to vibrancy and vitality.

In this era of Gh’endeshi history and formation, their leadership consisted of feudal lords and royals, commanding large tracts of workable land among their homeworld’s difficult to work land, and large private armies of a now defunct warrior class. These royals would often throw their armies at one another in brief, but intense skirmishes, until royal financiers, pursers, and treasurers began using their authority and agents in trade to disrupt supply lines and logistics, rendering most armies unable to maintain or amass the support chains to move and supply their armies while en route to their opponents. By destabilizing the economies of their enemies, these financiers, pursers, and treasurers could increase civil unrest in the homes of their enemies, or in their homelands to leverage increasing power over the Nobility, effectively rendering them obsolete in a very short amount of time and consolidating power for themselves.

Ironically, many hundreds of years later, to allow greater exploitation and deniability when dealing with their celestial neighbors, the GTF Bankers reconstituted the Noble houses into a faux-government with only ceremonial authority. With the expectation of their collapse and to launder money from these “Royals”, the Gh’endeshi Trade Board sought out any Gh’endeshi with even the most distant viability of their claim to ancient bloodlines, and appointed the dimmest and least talented individuals to royal status. This however, would ultimately backfire spectacularly as the Gh’endeshi proverb “Even dumb Gh’endep can make money”, as these new “Royals” found ways to leverage and deal their way into possessing real legislative power, with the Bank unable to respond in full force without compromising many of their own lucrative contracts and dealing strategies. This leaves the Gh’endeshi with two legitimate governing authorities that tentatively function together, yet privately attempt to undermine the other constantly.

Ironically, the Southern Gh’endeshi will often be more predisposed to value the authority of the Royals over the bank, despite being the newer institution and their commonly more traditionalist leaning. Northern Gh’endeshi, conversely, will default to the GTF’s Lawyers and Bankers as their people’s highest authority. Of course, despite their differing cultures and thoughts on many of their social and political issues, as is their way, it is not uncommon to see Gh’endeshi attempting to monetize characteristics of their neighbors for their own success. Both will adopt each others’ accents if they believe it will give them an edge in their desired field, Northerners will attempt to commodify Southern “Mysticism” for novel purchases from foreign visitors. It is of note that the Colonial Gh’endeshi, descendents of the Gh’endeshi’s first colonists out of their home solar system, before the advent of real time communication systems, participate in this practice the least, often firmly rooted in their own deviated culture, and focused primarily on their ventures of Industry and Manufacturing.