The Roderan are not generally considered a cheerful race. There are also not gifted with an overabundance of trust. Unless they trust that people they deal with will be untrustworthy. The universe is full of people who have betrayed them, and those who have not yet betrayed them. They do not generally make a big deal about that. Such things are a part of life. And death. They are always waiting for the next reversal. And in the good times between reversals, they eat, drink, and boast about how friendly the universe is to everyone. Especially to them. Arguments between Roderan over who the universe has been more friendly to are something of a national sport, and they excel at it.