In ashurite communities, who you know and are connected to is the most important thing. The first connection one makes is with one's mother while in the womb. From there, every ashurite's life differs, forming a complex network of connections, relationships, and the occasional disconnection. Every ashurite community is an extended network of networks, and the ashurites with the most connections by default become the leaders. Their influence allows them to know the best people for every task, every role, every need, and everyone ends up connecting with them as they try to get what they need.

Children in ashurite societies are raised by their mothers until they can find them a school or tutor to take them on. From there, an ashurite usually trains, studies, or practices a craft or occupation until they have made enough connections to start off on their own in their chosen field. They are considered adults around this time, no matter what age they are. Courtship varies by individual, but it is considered the building of one of the most important connections of an ashurite's life. They are non-monogamous, but they usually have a primary partnership--and they take all connections very seriously.

Though connections and relationships are the most important part of their lives, they by necessity adopted a money system that allows them to trade with other nations. They keep most of this in a communal bank, however, and use bartering as their main form of internal trade. When they trade with outsiders or form connections with them, those connections rarely have an impact on the internal social standing of an individual in ashurite society.