# Zhodani The **Zhodani** are one of the major branches of Humaniti, originating from the planet Zhdant, capital of the Zhodani Consulate. Their society is characterized by the open integration of psionics at all levels —social, cultural, and technological— extending from government to daily life and the sciences. The Zhodani value honesty, social harmony, and mental transparency, relying on a ruling psionic elite to maintain order and collective well-being. To many outside the Consulate, the Zhodani are viewed with suspicion, seen as authoritarian, manipulative, or even unsettling due to their use of telepathy in politics and justice. However, within their culture, the values of trust, unity, and psionic cooperation are a source of pride and cohesion. > Advanced technology, social discipline, and a strong sense of psychic identity define the Zhodani, who consider their civilization an evolutionary example of Humaniti. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://arw.gitbook.io/tcw-whitepaper/foundations/interstellar-community/sophonts/humaniti/zhodani.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.