Our view on outsiders: In Astra we believe in contacting people who are non-Greeks and we don't shun them. We don't isolate ourselves, on the other hand, we like to find other people to trade with and we are friendly with people who aren't like us.
Military: Military in Astra was set up so you could have a choice after a while. In our military, boys, at the age of 15 were required to join and train until the age of 20. After they turned 20 they had the choice to continue in the military for as long as they wanted, or leave and join another trade. If they stayed, they were allowed to leave whenever they wanted, but they were not permitted to leave during a war unless it was for a very important reason.