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==Lore== | ==Lore== | ||
The people of the Minmatar Republic originate from planet Matar. The people of Matar were enslaved by the [[Amarr Empire]] around one thousand years ago, starting in 881 BYC. The opportunity for Minmatar rebellion came in 20 BYC, when the Amarr Empire lost the Amarr–[[Jove Empire|Jove]] war. The Liberation from the Amarr is celebrated annually on the 10th of July, the [[Minmatar Liberation Day]]—but even to this day half of the Matari live under Amarr control. | The people of the Minmatar Republic originate from the planet Matar. The people of Matar were enslaved by the [[Amarr Empire]] around one thousand years ago, starting in 881 BYC. The opportunity for the Minmatar rebellion came in 20 BYC, when the Amarr Empire lost the Amarr–[[Jove Empire|Jove]] war. The Liberation from the Amarr is celebrated annually on the 10th of July, the [[Minmatar Liberation Day]]—but even to this day half of the Matari live under Amarr control. | ||
Among the Matari, there are seven tribes: [[Sebiestor Tribe|Sebiestor]], [[Brutor Tribe|Brutor]], [[Krusual Tribe|Krusual]], [[Vherokior Tribe|Vherokior]], [[Starkmanir Tribe|Starkmanir]], [[Thukker Tribe|Thukker]] and [[Nefantar Tribe|Nefantar]]. Only five of these are part of the Minmatar Republic: the Thukker have their own independent nation, and the collaborationist Nefantar form part of the Amarr Empire as the semi-autonomous [[Ammatar Mandate]]. | Among the Matari, there are seven tribes: [[Sebiestor Tribe|Sebiestor]], [[Brutor Tribe|Brutor]], [[Krusual Tribe|Krusual]], [[Vherokior Tribe|Vherokior]], [[Starkmanir Tribe|Starkmanir]], [[Thukker Tribe|Thukker]] and [[Nefantar Tribe|Nefantar]]. Only five of these are part of the Minmatar Republic: the Thukker have their own independent nation, and the collaborationist Nefantar form part of the Amarr Empire as the semi-autonomous [[Ammatar Mandate]]. | ||
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| style="width: 1px" | [[File:Icon_decal_sebiestor.png|64px|link=|]] | | style="width: 1px" | [[File:Icon_decal_sebiestor.png|64px|link=|]] | ||
|[[Sebiestor Tribe|Sebiestor]]<br> | |[[Sebiestor Tribe|Sebiestor]]<br> | ||
The Sebiestor Tribe | The Sebiestor Tribe is widely respected as among the most innovative thinkers of the cluster. They are an ingenious people with a natural fondness for engineering. They are led by tribal leader Karin Midular and spiritual leader Vul Haupt. | ||
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|[[File:Icon_decal_krusual.png|64px|link=|]] | |[[File:Icon_decal_krusual.png|64px|link=|]] | ||
|[[Krusual Tribe|Krusual]]<br> | |[[Krusual Tribe|Krusual]]<br> | ||
The Krusual tribe is cautious and cunning, shrouding its ways in subterfuge and secrecy. It is isolationist by nature, but lately it's been becoming more and more involved with the power politics of the Republic, staking a claim for its mastery. | The Krusual tribe is cautious and cunning, shrouding its ways in subterfuge and secrecy. It is isolationist by nature, but lately, it's been becoming more and more involved with the power politics of the Republic, staking a claim for its mastery. | ||
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|[[File:Icon_decal_vherokior.png|64px|link=|]] | |[[File:Icon_decal_vherokior.png|64px|link=|]] | ||
|[[Vherokior Tribe|Vherokior]]<br> | |[[Vherokior Tribe|Vherokior]]<br> | ||
The Vherokior tribe is perhaps the least troubled of the Minmatar tribes, with little aspiration for dominance, content to live on the fringe. Most Vherokiors are | The Vherokior tribe is perhaps the least troubled of the Minmatar tribes, with little aspiration for dominance, content to live on the fringe. Most Vherokiors are shopkeepers or small-scale businessmen, seldom venturing into the interstellar corporate leagues. | ||
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|[[File:Icon_decal_thukker.png|64px|link=|]] | |[[File:Icon_decal_thukker.png|64px|link=|]] | ||
|[[Thukker Tribe|Thukker]]<br> | |[[Thukker Tribe|Thukker]]<br> | ||
Instead of joining the Republic, the Thukker Tribe moved out to live traditional nomadic lifestyle. They hold the Great Wildlands as sovereign state. | Instead of joining the Republic, the Thukker Tribe moved out to live a traditional nomadic lifestyle. They hold the Great Wildlands as a sovereign state. | ||
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