The kith nation focuses on extensive clans. There are 40 clans among the kith, and each klan is made up of 40 families. The families alone are massive and go back for generations. Each family has a traditional territory where they communally own the land and other property; these territories make up clan territory. Each family is led by elders who are chosen either by election or by the elder council itself selecting someone who has specially earned a place with them through some great service to the family. The families also separately elect representatives to the clan council, which is in charge of the needs to the whole clan territory. The clans separately elect representatives to the national council, which is responsible for issues of national importance.

The kith recognize 12 genders, with "man" and "woman" being focal points for most of them. Women and those of genders "close" to women are especially respected among the kith, and the four "woman"-oriented genders are over-represented among the councils and other important roles. Motherhood is greatly respected among the kith as well. Children are raised by the whole family, but mothers (birth-givers and/or those with the most central responsibility for raising the child) spend the most time with the child and have the most say in how they are raised.

Children are taught about their families and clans first and foremost. Other basic skills come second. Families send their children to clan schools at the age of 12 until they are 25, at which time they are considered adults. For the first five years, they learn fundamentals. For the next five years, they begin the process of specializing, finding what they want their path to be. The last few years are spent on their focus, if they have found it, or more intensive studies otherwise. Most kith then leave school and take up a role in society. Some choose fields that require more study. These go to specialized national schools, which are free but hard to get into: medical, legal, esoteric, military, political, financial, philosophical, and certain engineering and scientific schools are the most common of these.

Courtship among the kith is usually complicated and gets more complicated if it is inter-clan courtship. Kith are encouraged from a young age to be romantic. Though incest is strictly forbidden (and easily tracked due to the kith's recognition powers), intra-clan relationships are preferred to inter-clan relationships for political reasons. However, inter-clan relationships are actually more common. A kith who wishes to court another kith must start the courtship by asking for even the right to ask. From there, the courtship evolves with a series of requests for consent, building very slowly to actual romantic engagement of any kind. Non-monogamy is common among the kith, however, and casual sexual but non-romantic relationships are also common. Romance is held higher than sexual relationships, and asexual romances are not uncommon. Love is a core value.

Because casual sex is not uncommon, births outside of marriage are not uncommon. These children are still revered and respected by the family and the clan; there is no stigma attached. Marriage is rare, but it is the most sacred act a kith can engage in outside of parenthood. Births are celebrated by the whole family; marriages are celebrated by the whole clan (or multiple clans). To get married, kith must ask their hopeful partner and then wait a fortnight for an answer. Any answer given before a fortnight is considered illegitimate in the eyes of clan law. (Some kith simply answer yes or no over and over again until the fortnight is up, just to emphasize their love. There is also a tradition of giving wrong answers for two weeks as a playful joke, if both parties are secure enough. This sometimes leads to misunderstandings.) Once a marriage is accepted, they must renew their answer every two weeks until the wedding itself. If the marriage is rejected, the rejecting party may relent at any time unless the offer has been revoked, but the asker may not ask again unless given unsolicited permission. Violation of this is a violation of clan law and can come with heavy penalties.

The kith celebrate their families every month. The birth of a child is a celebration, but birthdays are conglomerated each month, so that everyone born in that month is celebrated on the same day (the 12th). These monthly celebrations are known as la linbh gealach. On these days, those who are being celebrated are given gifts (usually food or useful objects) during the daylight hours, and then at night, they must (if they are old enough) speak praise of the family in a speech before the family. Those who are not old enough are sometimes represented in this by their mothers.

Each clan has a theme to them. They are represented by a symbol relevant to their history, and these also are reflected in the individuals' clan powers. Some examples include Clan Fuilnaofa, with the power to mark the ground with their blood to give them the power to sense nearby friends and foes, or Clan Cailc, who can draw or etch images that can move and interact silently with the world around them.

According to their history, their Manifest, Etaine Ban Ildrus, sacrificed herself to the Hunt so that they could escape in their early years from the Unkindly Court.