Of all the peoples of the Moons, the Zigan were the most devoted. Even their cities, the places on Ziga closest to the secular life of Essei, kept to Orumancy with strict orthodoxy.

The Zigan refused to call Earth neutral ground. They insisted it be called the Court of Jol: a place for the communion of Jol’s Cogum. The name was adopted.

The Zigan were meek and simple in their lives, and peaceful. They were also martial, masters of skills beyond those of other Cogum, and swift and brutal in punishing heresy. Diplomats who spoke of the Will of Jol in bad faith, to gain an advantage in trade, were killed. Several were.