Of the major planet-wide societies at Focus, Hearthside is the most polychronic, with a relaxed attitude toward scheduling and a plethora of religious holidays off from work, this gives outsiders the impression that Hearthsiders are lazy.

Wayfarers who have only visited Hearthside on pilgrimage, or at any rate have heard stories about those who have, regard Hearthsiders as dishonest and greedy, thanks to visitors to the City of Eternal Noon getting fleeced out of their money by unscrupulous merchants.