Editing Tribe 8 (section)

==The Eight Tribes==
The Nation of Vimary is made up of the Seven Tribes, the neo-barbarian nations organized around the worship of one of each of the seven Fatimas, and the Fallen, or Eight Tribe, which is made up of outcasts and runaways from the Seven. There are other human civilizations still alive in this ruined world, but the Seven Tribes cling to their religious beliefs which preach that they alone are the only "true" humans, for only they have accepted the Goddess and attained salvation through the gift of Synthesis. Foreigners are literally believed to be soulless, and so the Nation does its best to ignore their very existence.

To ensure the Tribes remain unified even as their particular religious observations keep them separate, each Tribe is focused on a single aspect or need for the Nation's survival as a whole. This helps them to live without competing for scarce resources but also makes them dependent on the well-being of others to survive as a whole.

Each Tribe is broken into a number of clans - extended families who trace their lineage from one of the major heroes from the era when the Fatimas battled the Z'bri. Guilds are a newly emergent structure which is competing with the clans for the traditional role of structuring the Tribe. Clans further break down into families, the most important and fundamental building block of Tribe politics and life.

===Agnites===
Devotes of '''Agnes''', the Fatima who was originally Mary. A Tribe of children who shun adulthood, revering play and seeking to be young forever. Those who have aged to maturity are exiled to the fringes of the Tribe, tolerated only so long as they produce new generations of children and commanded to obey the young, or else.

'''Summary:''' ''"We are the future, you'd better be nice to us!"''

===Dahlians===
Nomads who seek to teach through trickery and deceit.

'''Summary:''' ''"The lesson may not have been what yoiu expected, but you learned it didn't you?"''

===Evans===
The dominant agricultural power amongst the Nation. Their motivation is even summed up as "to nurture the Nation like a mother nurtures her child".

'''Summary:''' ''"Farmers, healers, and mothers, we are the living embodiment of the Goddess."''

===Joanites===
Originally the Nation's warriors and protectors, the Joanites are shifting to more of a law enforcement role as the Nation unwittingly rebuilds itself into something larger than a mere tribe. Their motivation is described as "To serve the Nation's will - for better or worse.

'''Summary:''' ''"We are the strength of the Nation. A sword or shield to be used against any threat - internal or external."''

===Magdalites===
The traders and entertainers of the Nation. Motivation: "to remind the nation that toil is not the only thing in this world."

'''Summary:''' ''"We are celebrants of the holy temple of the body and the heart"''

===Shebans===
The self-established leaders of the Nation, the Shebans have begun slowly eroding the soverignty of the other Tribes through their control over the Watch and the Inquisitions. Their motivation is simple: "maintain and extend authority.

'''Summary:''' ''"We are the lantern that lights the way of the Nation, and the law which keeps it upon the path."''

===Yagans===
The opposite of the Agnites, this tribe focuses on cherishing and supporting its elders even to the detriment of their younger generations. They make up the Nation's fortune tellers and ritualists.

'''Summary:''' ''"We are the end of life and the guardians of the Goddess' salvation."''

===The Fallen===
The Fallen, the Eighth Tribe, are the outcasts of the Nation. Those who commit a crime serious enough to warrant being exiled are ritually scourged before their tribe in what is known as the Rite of the Seven Deaths; physical beatings and rape can accompany the ritual, but the true focus is on declaring the Fallen to be a soulless thing before casting them out of polite society, shunned and never to return. The Eighth Tribe is made up of those who survive the Seven Deaths and who have banded together with their fellow outcasts to survive in a hostile world, as well as children born to Fallen parents.

This doesn't mean that all Fallen think or act the same! In fact, there are a number of different sects or miniature tribes within the ranks of the Fallen, referred to as the Outlooks:
* '''Doomsayers:''' Seek to see and understand the omens and avoid the hidden threats. ''"We are the Eye that looks within, into the darkness, in order to See."''
* '''Guides:''' Seek to guide the Fallen to their destiny. ''"The path is before you, our only question is - why do you not walk it?"''
* '''Herites:''' Seek to live free of the Seven Deaths by any means necessary. ''"For too long the destiny of humanity has been dictated by others - the Z'bri and the Fatimas - fight for the day when we will live without demons and spirits ruling us."''
* '''Jackers:''' Seek to continue the crusade to cleanse the world of the Z'bri, to avenge the wrongs done to the Eighth Tribe, and live according to the ideals of Joshua. ''"Forward!"''
* '''Lightbringers:''' Seek to unify the fractious and self-defeating Fallen and lay the foundations of a society worthy of the future. ''"We are the Children of Prophecy, the only ones who can make the future are us, together."''

===Outsiders===
There are two major groups of Outsiders, human civilizations that live within close proximity to the Nation, but have no cultural ties two it.

The first are the '''Keepers''', who inhabit the Rust Wastes. The Keepers reject the religious dogma of the Fatimas and seek to learn more about the World Before so they can rebuild it. ''"We will not forget what we were - not animals, not superstitious witches, Men - the masters of this Earth."''

The second are the '''Squats''', descendants of humans who escaped the Z'bri Camps and managed to survive by reverting to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Inhabitants of the Outlands, they are a fractured and pathetic lot, desperate to find a way to survive as free people. Many Squats even seek to find a way to enter the far more prosperous Nation, which is far more civilized than they are.

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