Social Segments / Status Ladders

Humans occupy 5 planets and the moon, Two zodiacs each planet wit the Zodiacs of Cancer and Leo on the moon. A group of individuals called the Astro Council governs the twelve houses and has been doing so since the dawn in the interplanetary era. The Astro Council comprises of twelve members, a man and woman from each of the Zodiac houses. The colonies of the zodiacs have their own system of selecting their representatives. The zodiacs have their own government as well, which operates separtely from the council. The indicidual zodiac houses have freedom to do as they wish as long as they abide by the rules set by the Astro Council.

The Astro Council has a  highly trained protective force called Gladys. It also has an interplanetary police force. The individual Zodiacs have their own police and defense too. There is a widespread mafia led by very powerful families that runs across the solar system. A small network of local gangs have also emergerd all across the Zodiac planets. Gladys continues to battle the mafia with assistance from its Interplanetary Police Force.

The Zodiac planets have populations varying from five to twenty five million. Planets like Jupiter have much bigger democracies. Terraforming has lead to a slight evolutionary change in the way people thing and behave. Intermingling with the same zodiac has led a lot of behavioural changes too. For the most part there is equality. But for those who were not dealt a good hand, the consequences are very harsh. There are a lot who have become a victim of the system and been separated from their families.. There are victims of the mafia's trafficking. There are also victims  of the system who have been forced to join the I.P.F and fight the mafia. This has created a huge population of people who are not happy with the system at all. There is no hope for them with the Solar System the way it is. And their number increases by the day.