Editing Ourworld:Ailokim (section)

== Personality & Relations ==

Aaru tend to be embittered but proud, self righteous and ruthlessly pragmatic. It would be fair to say they regard most other sentient races as equally inferior and have fairly high standards as to what they actually call sentient. Low-sentience races (such as the Umberkim) are basically considered in pragmatic terms as others races might consider animals.

Aaru society can be thought of in terms of a pyramid where the Umberkim make up the bulk at the bottom, with graduating middle classes of Aaru deferring power to a series of lords who defer to the Majestic Twelve who interpret the will of their chief deity Ma’at. This highly hierarchical society in which the underclass is exploited is maintained through a consummately powerful information control regime. From birth all members of Aaru society are spoon fed information campaigns that reinforce individual roles, classes, policies and frames life in such a way that virtually everyone is not merely content with their station, but passionately devoted to it and Aaru advancement. Those outsiders who venture into Aaru cities and are vocal about their failure to appreciate this order of things have been known to disappear and then reappear with more moderate opinions.

Since the Sundering the Aaru have carried a terrible curse in their blood and will never be able to bear children, relying instead on magics and technology to reproduce themselves. This combined with information campaigns has led to a powerful sense of solidarity with their vat grown siblings and they will support a fellow Aaru (though not an Umberkim) in virtually any situation. 
The whole of Aaru society in one way or another is geared towards the reestablishment of their culture’s lost glory. In practical terms they are limited by their slow reproduction rate and have only constructed a few large cities. Many feel however that it is only a matter of time before the Aaru rediscover the method of constructing new Soulifactories and prepare themselves for the inevitable expansion this would allow.