Good death

"A good death is better than a bad life" is a popular Mercurian saying. It expresses the faith that dishonor can spoil one's life so much it's not worth living anymore. Since in Mercury the fate of nomads (people surviving their crew or exiled by them) is miserable and often very short, and Mercurians are generally detested in other planets, the philosophy of "good death" is rarely questioned. The widespread Mercurian greeting and warcry "Good death!" also refers to this philosophy.