Erythraeum is over a 100 earth years old. It split from the Empire of Marineris, and has since then been strong enemies with it. Instead was constant warring with Marineris, (although Wars with them do happen) native Eryths try to out-do Marineris technologically. Since contact with Earth was established about 20 years ago, robotics and huge smokestacks are the norm. Home-made cars are now a second way of transportation. The only U.N.E. (United Nations of Earth, as it was renamed) embassy on Mars, is in Vogel. Although Television is non-existent on Mars, computers are used by Eryth Army. The ethnic division has been source of strife, but since the new king is Half-Olympiod and Half-Desert Dweller, ethnically-related crime is down. A specific religion is something that less than 10% of the