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The Iotians based almost all of their culture on the gangsters of Earth's Chicago in the 1920s, all based on "the Book", Chicago Mobs of the Twenties left behind by Horizon in the mid-22nd century. They adopted the clothes, weapons, architecture, and gangster activities and lifestyle They also took English as their official language, heavily flavored with 1920s slang. The Iotians even divided their day into 24 hours, based on the Earth pattern, despite the length of Iotia's day. | The Iotians based almost all of their culture on the gangsters of Earth's Chicago in the 1920s, all based on "the Book", Chicago Mobs of the Twenties left behind by Horizon in the mid-22nd century. They adopted the clothes, weapons, architecture, and gangster activities and lifestyle They also took English as their official language, heavily flavored with 1920s slang. The Iotians even divided their day into 24 hours, based on the Earth pattern, despite the length of Iotia's day. | ||
For a time | For a time following the visit by the USS Enterprise, many Iotians abandoned the mobster theme and instead donned Starfleet uniforms and built a mock Federation starbase. The Jailbreakers were a very popular Iotian music group. | ||
==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||