The Kingdom of Mars

Mars is a planet

Culture
Martian culture is very similar to that of the earth vikings, as they are very well known for their strength in battles. Mars has a rich military culture that many planets in the solar system look up to, as they are considered the "elite of the Milky Way" when it comes to military strength.

The biggest city on Mars is Coprates, and is known for the giant arena in which gladiator like battles tend to happen. Other passtimes on Mars are usually small scale sport like battles.

A fashion trend on Mars is to wear at least one piece of armor at all times. Some people wear helmets, others wear chainmail, and metal jewelry is very popular. Braids are very popular, and the male, female, and other gender identities all tend to wear braids of sorts, whether its on their heads, or in some cases, on their beards.

Mars is a singular monarchy, with one ruling family.

Customs

 * Martians tend to be very brutal. They aren't purposefully being jerks, but it's just their culture.
 * When you want to be friends with someone you often challenge them to a duel
 * When you want to court someone you often challenge them to a duel
 * Their affectionate nicknames sound brutal to us, but are the highest honor to them. (i.e. "Bloodsucking Leech" is considered an affectionate thing to call your child on Mars. Yes, not even kidding)
 * There are certains customs for the Martian throne, such as:
 * Pairs of Twins rule together
 * In order to determine the heir after a twin rule, the children of both twins will have a duel testing them on several different categories to see who the better ruler would be, out of the two cousins.
 * Only twice has a ruler ever been usurped, as usually Martian rulers tend to be benevolent and generous. The reason for the twin custom is because of a tyrannical ruler than murdered their twin to rule. After they were removed from the throne the twin rule was made.
 * The face on Mars is from said tyrannical warrior, and is referred to by the local as Masakore Mons, or "The Mistake of Masakore"

Common Martian Traits

 * Black Irises
 * Red hair (ranging from strawberry blonde at the lightest, burgundy at the darkest)
 * Commonly have birthmarks on face
 * A slightly ashen complexion