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The tribal leaders of the Nefantar Tribe, during the occupation of the Minmatar people, most famous action was the secret moving of the remnants of the [[Starkmanir Tribe]] though this wasn't known until the discovery of the Starkmanir that their actions became known. Though many believed the Nefantar were traitors to their own people and, even today, the Nefantar still feel the stigma of their ancestor's actions.

Today, the Nefantar Tribe is a newly formed tribe and faces legal troubles with many Minmatar organizations about claims of leadership and of ancestral lands on Matar.

Traditionally the Nefantar Tribe was the second largest among the Minmatar. They enjoyed their great influence and prestige among the Minmatar tribes. However, much of their tribal culture has disappeared as they have fully embraced the Amarr faith and customs.

Traditionally the Nefanatar Tribe was not as nomadic as other Minmatar tribes, with one exception the Wayfarer Clans. Wayfarer Clans were families that traveled extensively, often only returning once every few generations. One of these clans mapped the entire Immensea over the course of six generations, though their name has since been lost to history. After the Amarr conquest had begun, returning Wayfarer Clans were shocked at the change of fortune their people had experienced. Uncomfortable with their tribe's role in this new order, many simply headed out again to never return. If any still exist, they probably are the last beacons of true Nefantar culture left.

The Nefantar tribe originated in the Tronhadar Delta on the continent of Houdea on [[Minmatar Republic|Matar]]. Their early history is marked by a conflict with the [[Krusual Tribe]] that eventually enveloped most of the Minmatar tribes before a planetary peace prevailed.

Following the [[Day of Darkness]], when the Amarr invaded and kidnapped Minmatar for slaves, the Nefantar leadership was torn. Though they could retreat to the safer space of Hjoramold, leaving would seem like cowardice to the other Minmatar tribes. The tribe itself was split because, while it seemed clear to all that Hjoramold would be no safer than Matar, many of the elite suggested moving to buy time, believing they could figure out how to defeat this enemy, or at least defend their kin already in Hjoramold. The chief made the final decision, choosing to stay on Matar. While some scholars paint this as a noble gesture, others point out that the [[Amarr Navy|Amarr Fleet]] had wiped out all but the smallest of vessels, and it wouldn't have been feasible to move that many people in the aftermath of first contact. Regardless of motivation, all scholars agree that it was a seminal event in the tribe's history, as some members of the aristocracy became very bitter over the decision not to move the rest of the tribe.

Having moved the rest of the Nefantar leadership to Hjoramold, a great purge was begun there. Every Minmatar not of their tribe was enslaved as the Nefantar committed themselves fully to the Amarr faith. They willingly abandoned a great number of their traditions, claiming they had progressed beyond the old social structure of the Minmatar tribes, and so impressed Amarr Emperor [[Damius III]] that he granted the Amarr governor of the Ani constellation only nominal powers. In a speech announcing this favored status, the Emperor alluded to the Nefantar poetically as 'Ammatar'. {{refn|Novel: The Empyrean Age}} The word was quickly picked by the Minmatar slave population who used it as a derogatory term for the tribe that had betrayed its brethren. It was also during this period that Tyrion Plethar was consecrated as the first Minmatar priest of the Amarr religion.

While many small attempts had been made at revolution before, the destruction of Starkman Prime heightened and intensified incidents of unrest throughout the Amarr Empire. Ironically, the Nefantar played a role in fermenting this unrest by first exporting those Minmatar showing the most signs of dissidence to all corners of the Empire, and then hiding the fact that a fair number of Starkmanir actually survived on their holdings. It took two hundred and sixty-nine years for the spark set off by [[Drupar Maak]] to ignite the flames of Rebellion, but ignite it did.

With both the Amarr and the majority of the Nefantar unaware of the deception the tribe's leadership was undertaking in regards to the Starkmanir, the relationship between the two seemed stronger than ever. Having proven their loyalty to the Empire, the Nefantar were granted their own semi-autonomous domain in Derelik. They officially adopted the 'Ammatar' moniker, and the Ammatar Mandate was born.

Late in the Year YC110, the secret the Ammatar leadership had been keeping was exposed to the whole cluster when the [[Sisters of EVE]] announced the discovery of a large population of Starkmanir living within the Mandate. Oddly, this news heralded not only the resurrection of the Starkmanir tribe but of the Nefantar tribe as well. While the Elder Fleet carried out its coordinated attacks designed to liberate the Starkmanir, Ammatar Consulate Governor [[Ana Utulf]] encouraged her people to go with them. Many did, not only slaves and commoners, but slave-owners and members of the [[Ammatar Mandate|Ammatar Navy]] as well. In fact, it was the Ammatar Navy defectors who first put their finger on the pulse of what was happening when they altered their ship transponder signals to identify themselves as “Nefantar tribe” vessels.

{{quote|The liberty of our people is solely our responsibility. Tempting as it is to foist this burden upon our well-wishers, we must never forget that the onus of our emancipation rests with us and us alone. For too long, our proud people have been subjugated to the whims of enslavers, forced to endure relentless suffering and humiliation at the hands of people whose motivations, masked though they may be by florid religious claptrap, remain as base and despicable as those of the playground bully. If ever there was a time to rise – if ever there was a time to join hands with our brothers – that time is now. At this exact junction in history we have within our grasp the means to loosen our tormentors' hold and win freedom for our kin. Opportunities are there to be taken. Brothers, we must rise.}} – Maleatu Shakor, Republic Parliament Head, speaking before the Tribal Council, November 27th, YC 107

* [[Amarr Empire|The Amarr Empire]]

* [[Ammatar Mandate|The Ammatar Mandate]]

* [[Minmatar Republic|The Minmatar Republic]]

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