 Where are the characters from?
VOYAGE TO FAR N'JURD I "I don't see why we have to be here," a crewman said. And then, more loudly, "Men!" Then he blessed them and took out His knife and lay open their sores. You are thinking: 'What kind of a Festival can we have here on this ship?' You are thinking: 'What a fine thing—ah, what a good thing, that is—ah, how nice it would be to have the Casting Off at home, among friends.'" "Well, I just want to tell you: I come from Koltah. "The arena in Koltah is the greatest arena in the whole system. All of them together in the arena is a—uh, uh, well—a sight to behold. People come from all over to behold it. "Well, the point I want to make is this: I just wanted to tell you that I know what a Festival should be, and the captain and I will do everything in our power to make our Casting Off as wonderful as any anywhere. While they were still cheering and stomping and otherwise expressing their enthusiasm and approval, Nestir walked off the speaker's platform and into the officer's corridor. "That," he said to Nestir, "my dear Father, is the cardinal point of the whole game, y'know." After all, it's not only a question of how we go, but also a question of leaving only after having done our duty.
 Different city-states within the whole system.
 The land of Meizque.  The city-state of Koltah.  They all live aboard a ship.  Different city-states within the whole system.