Skifander is a matriarchal polytheistic society with a strong warrior tradition, but most things about it are mysterious — so mysterious that hardly anyone has even heard of the place. It is known that Skifander has a queen, but what other structures its ruling class may have are unknown outside of the city. According to Zeetha, its matron goddess, head of the Skifandran pantheon, is Ashtara — goddess of love and "she who controls fertility". Legendary figures such as Gwangi are also invoked in oaths. Skifander has its own language called Skiff.