The focus of akri society is building. They create intricate buildings in the cavern walls, along the ground, across the roof of their caverns. They reshape the stone, fragment by fragment.

Their towns and cities are led by an elected mayor and city council. There is a national leadership council elected by members of the city councils. They have a powerful set of trade unions, merchant guilds, neighborhood councils, and financial organizations with great sway over the local and national politics, however. There are sharp boundaries drawn between workers and owners, and this creates friction that only these institutions can represent.

Children are raised by their families. Gender is strictly defined and limited to three. Every child goes to school at age six until age 16, at which time they begin working if they are a worker and going to secondary education if they are an owner. They are considered adults at age 21, at which time they can vote, run for election, and join a council, guild, or union. Courtship between classes is prohibited by law, but sometimes happens. Courtship is very neatly defined for each gender. Marriage is a sacred and important ritual that is only allowed under specific circumstances, however. Having children without getting married is preferred; even having a long-term committed relationships without marriage is preferred, as marriage is seen as a loss of boundary.

Every akri community is walled off, and the protection of the walls is a sacred duty given over only to the greatest of their soldiers. This elite force is the only path workers have to being owners, if they serve 50 years as a wall guard.