To the gudumuanna, enslavement is opportunity. It is the opportunity to prove onself and show one's truth strength. Because the Bull-Man rose from servitude to conquest, so can all, they believe. This justification is used religiously and culturally for their unending enslavement of others.

When a gudumuanna is spawned, they are enslaved by their parent. A gudumuanan slave can rise up the ranks simply by aging out of enslavement (after about 100 years), but folk of other nations must earn their way out with violence or money or magic. Gudumuanna live in a society built upon the myth of personal advancement. It is rare for a non-gudumuanna to free themself. The slave trade is their main source of income.

The ruler of all gudumuanna titles himself the Bull-King. As there is no sexual relations among gudumuanna, there is no consideration for gender, but all gudumuanna are referred to as male, no matter how they present. The Bull-King rules the small mountain kingdom within the Great Horns of Starfall where most gudumuanna come from. Because they live far from the Adderswamp, the gudumuanna rely more on imported abyssal waters and the devouring of slaves for their sources of entropy.

There is a strict hierarchy among the gudumuanna. After the Bull-King are the Princes, the Dukes, the Counts, and the Barons. Every noble house has a certain number of slaves, warriors, and slavers (the King has 1,000 each, the Dukes get 500, the Counts 250, and the Barons 100). All commoners may have up to 50 slaves, except the slave-brokers, who are special servants to the nobles, who are allowed to have excess numbers of slaves while making deals, in order to facilitate trade. This is often abused, as it is intended to be temporary but rarely is. The brokers are very rich and powerful. Some enslaved gudumuanna are allowed to have slaves as well, though this is rare. No slave may own more than five slaves.

When a gudumuanna reaches 100 years of age, they are released from servitude and take up their role in society at the rank of their parent, assuming their parent still claims them. Many are disowned by their parents, as children are a drain on the coffers. Disowned gudumuanna become commoners. The myth of rising up the ranks keeps them content with their lots, always striving for more, but rarely do any actually move up. It happens, of course, otherwise the myth would die, but it is carefully controlled by the nobles. Usually, it is reward for military service or bought for millions in coin.

The Bull-King is ostensibly in command of the seaways as well. This means he determines who is and isn't allowed to sail them, and that means he reaps a profit off of every ship the traders send out or bring in. Anyone can be a trader, but by default of who has money to do so, it is usually nobles. Many gudumuanna become sailors, however, as it gives a semblance of freedom of movement not available otherwise. The Bull-King keeps a powerful navy and a powerful army as well.

They live in huge, gated cities carved into the mountains, usually with high walls and shallow caves. Because of the importance of these cities to their society and the importance of slavery to it as well, there are two kinds of commoner who are afforded a little more status than others: the builders who craft the cities and the smiths who forge the schwerstrum chains used to control slaves.