Crevasses live in small communities focused on accumulating more and more void. They are led by a small group of very powerful elders, who control all of the resources in the community, including owning the mines from which their food derives. To become an elder, one must live to the age where their accumulative capacity is unlimited, then politically maneuver one of the seats on the council open, usually through some sort of exposure of past misdeeds. As such, there is much infighting amongst the political machines of the crevasse communities.

Crevasse children are sent to work in the mines by the age of five, usually having been raised by their parents. If they come from a powerful family, they might be sent to school instead, but not all powerful families do this. By the age of 15, all crevasses attend a school for three years in order to indoctrinate them into society. After that, they are considered adults and may find other work outside of the mines; most choose to do so.

Courtship among crevasses is usually based around economic and social power. Their society is very stratified. Gender is irrelevant, but social class is extremely important. Underclasses are expected to be subservient, upper classes expect subservience.