Values and Ethics

Lexiconians believe in and value four main things, a code of sorts, which consists of unity, honor, knowledge, and courage.
  Knowledge, research, and education were highly prized and valued on Lexicon, thus many of them were teachers, scientists, researchers, philosophers and theoreticians. Despite that, they were feirce, yet honorable warriors. As a result of them prizing education and knowledge, they naturally encouraged and supported traits like creativity and their population is highly and well educated and skilled. There are many universities and schools on Lexicon which are considered the best in the galaxy.
  Independence is a trait that is valued highly in Lexiconian society; however, individualism isn't as society is generally more collective. Loyalty to family and unity is also highly valued because they had to band together just to survive on the harsh planet of Lexicon, but the loyalty only extends to their own Vhara.
  Lexiconians unusually value merit and equality, but they are in a matriarchical society. Despite the high emphasis placed on it, merit takes second place to their family and matriarchy. Lexiconian society was often described as an unusal mix between merit and matriarchy though males weren't prohibited from holding positions of power and males were treated decently and could socially advance to a degree, in comparison to other matriarchical societies. However, women have and garner way more respect, power and have higher status in society than males in general. In the end, a male will never get, gain, and have the respect, honor, influence, power, and the status of a woman on Lexicon. Yes, a man can rise up and hold very high positions but it's just extremely difficult to do and so rare, not to mention Lexiconians are very uncomfortable with and dislike a man in such a high position of power.
  Yes, a man can rise up and hold very high positions but it's just extremely difficult to do and so rare, not to mention Lexiconians are very uncomfortable with and dislike a man in such a high position of power. Women hold primary responsibility and are the heirs to family wealth, land, and legacy. Daughters, rather than sons, are seen as the rightful inheritors of family assets, indicating a strong matrilineal system. Men, on the other hand, are expected to earn what they have through personal accomplishments, and their inheritance is much more limited and depends on their individual success rather than family legacy. While men can rise through merit and hard work, women’s power is more deeply entrenched and inherited, giving them a more permanent position of authority in Lexiconian society. Basically that men can earn power, but women are born into it, emphasizing the challenging reality that no man will ever quite reach the same level of respect, honor, or influence as a woman in Lexiconian culture.
  Treating your Nany nicely and obeying her is probably the number one rule on Lexicon. Several Lexiconian folktales deal with the central role mothers, women, and motherhood has in society and culture, as well as their important role, often with religous themes as well, for their religion, Roalasism, also was one of the things that helped pave the way for their matriarchical and matrillineal society, as in Roalism, Lexiconians believe that despite how men and women are same and equal in many aspects, women give life, which passes down the power of Roalas, their god. However, it was actually their natural gender rate that was the true main cause of matriarchy; the natural sex rate is 107 females per 100 males, thus females outnumber males no matter what.
  A Lexiconian's obligation is towards their mother, sisters and sisters’ children, in other words, their Vhara, even in marriage.
  It is considered an insult not to accept food, as an offered meal was a great compliment for a society that ofttimes lived hand to mouth, and how harsh the tundra was.
  Lexiconians practice something called "Guest right", which is an ancient and sacred tradition. When a guest eats the food and drinks the drink off a host's table beneath the host's roof, the guest right is invoked. Once invoked, neither the guest can harm his host nor the host harm his guest for the length of the guest's stay. It is one of the most basic social rules in society, and breaking the right is utterly heinous and almost unfathomable, leading to exile from Lexiconian society, shunning, and more. They take it particularly seriously since being denied food and shelter during the winter usually means death in the frigid tundra, and usually simmers Vhara rivalries down, even though they are always present.
  Lexiconians take very a dim view on cloning, massive genetic engineering projects and uplifting, probably due to their matriarchal and matrilineal society - what happens if there is no mother? Having no father or mother is unfathomable or no descendants, family, or ancestors is unfathomable for Lexiconians - even orphans have parents or a found family. Mothers are the most important people in society - they tend to look down on artificially created species and beings and tampering too much with a person's genetic makeup an abomination and affront to life. They do not have the power of Roalas flowing through them, which is passed through the mother.
  Medicine is thought to be more of a man's world, and most doctors and nurses are male as a result, except for one area - woman's health. Most OB-GYNs, obstetricians, gynecologists, midwives, and doulas are woman with not many males - males are in fact highly discouraged from pursuing Obstetrics and Gynecology residencies even though they can pursue them - and as a result they are rather few in number. Lexiconians look down and are uncomfortable with male OB-GYNs, as they see them of incapable of understanding the essence of a woman simply because they're not a female, and thus have never experienced childbirth, menstruation, or menopause. They call the midwife or doula if pregnant, NOT the OB-GYN who is reserved for only serious cases. Chances are they've probably snarked at a male OB-GYN and reduced one to tears.
  Despite how Lexiconians strongly value knowledge, education and learning, they are not cowards, and they are not pacifists or peace-loving. They had a long, honorable, and proud warrior tradition too, as they had fought many wars over Lexicon's scarce resources, were eternally suspicious of each other, and were not averse to war. Despite being scientists, scholars, and researchers, people often thought of them as somewhat war-like.
  Lexiconians idolize the warrior-scholar, aka a cultured badass/cultured warrior. A combination of the characteristics of both a warrior and a scholar. Someone who is willing to fight for what they believe in as well as be able to articulately debate his or her principles in a forum, and knows how to defend themselves while being cultured and intelligent.