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 +=== Races | Factions, Tribes & Movements ===
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 ====== DESERT PEOPLE ====== ====== DESERT PEOPLE ======
  
-The so called Desert People are a distinct, extreme and nomadic subculture of the [[the_humans|Humans]] in the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age.]]  Unwilling to conform to the laws and regulations of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] but also avoiding a criminal status like the [[outlaws|Outlaws]] , they have chosen a life of self-imposed exile on the inhospitable [[desert_side|Desert Side]] of planet [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D.]] +{{:desert_people_illustration_scenic2d.png?direct&600|}} 
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 +The Desert People are a distinct, extreme and radical individualistic subculture of the [[the_humans|ExoHumans]] in the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age.]]  Unwilling to conform to the laws and regulations of any community but also avoiding a criminal status like the [[outlaws|Outlaws]], They have chosen a life of self-imposed exile in the[[tijonara_region| Tijonara Region]] of  [[desert_side|Desert Side]] of planet [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D.]]. 
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 +The origin of the Desert People is based on a philosophical essay with the title "The Autonomous Self: A Manifesto for Radical Individualism". The essay was written by Ole Bjornsen, who was a passenger of the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] and died during the crashlanding of the spaceship.  
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 +It is estimated that there are about 90 Desert People. 
  
 ===== Way of life and Beliefs ===== ===== Way of life and Beliefs =====
  
-The Desert People are staunch individualists who reject the confines of both the [[communards|Communard]] and [[individualists|Individualist]] ideologies. Their philosophy is often described as radical autonomy, emphasizing complete self-reliance and minimal interference in the lives of others. They view the Desert Side as the ultimate test of human endurance and adaptability, a place where only the strongest can survive.+The Desert People are staunch individualists who reject the confines of both the [[communards|Communard]] and [[individualists|Individualist]] ideologies. Their philosophy is often described as radical autonomy, The ultimate goal for each member is not just survival but achieving a state of complete self-reliance and autonomy, materially, emotionally, and philosophically.They view the Desert Side as the ultimate test of human endurance and adaptability, a place where only the strongest can survive. As radical individualists they do not live in an tribe or community alike organization. They live more like autonomous entities which cooperate with another. 
  
-The Desert People have adapted a nomadic lifestyle, designed for mobility and minimal footprint, primarily to evade detection by the authorities of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]. A permanent settlement would make them vulnerable, so they continually move, often with no pattern that authorities could predict. But as radical individualists they do not live in an tribe or community alike organization. They live more like autonomous entities which cooperate with another. +The Desert People have adapted a "partial nomadic" lifestyle, designed for mobility and maximal independence from materialism.  
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 +The way of life of the Desert People relies on the following factors: 
  
 ==== Resource Gathering ==== ==== Resource Gathering ====
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   * **Individualized Underground Shelters:** Each person digs their own temporary underground shelter, using a canopy for additional shade. The holes are positioned as far away from others as possible and as nearby as neccessary.    * **Individualized Underground Shelters:** Each person digs their own temporary underground shelter, using a canopy for additional shade. The holes are positioned as far away from others as possible and as nearby as neccessary. 
   * **Portable Energy:** They keep their extremely limited number of solar chargers in hidden locations and only use them for essential tasks, such as emergency medical procedures. Otherwise, they have learned to live without the need for much external power.   * **Portable Energy:** They keep their extremely limited number of solar chargers in hidden locations and only use them for essential tasks, such as emergency medical procedures. Otherwise, they have learned to live without the need for much external power.
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 +==== Spirituality and Philosophy ====
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 +  * **Autonomous Spirituality:** Their spiritual practices are solitary affairs, often meditative, focused on the individual's connection to themselves rather than a higher power or the community.
  
 ==== Communication and Social Structure ==== ==== Communication and Social Structure ====
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   * **Decentralized Leadership:** There is no defined leader or hierarchy. Each individual has equal say and is equally responsible for their own survival.   * **Decentralized Leadership:** There is no defined leader or hierarchy. Each individual has equal say and is equally responsible for their own survival.
  
 +==== Leisure and Creativity ====
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 +  * **Personal Crafts:** Any form of art or leisure activity is deeply personal, perhaps carving small sculptures from materials found in their environment, for personal use or as individual expressions.
  
 ===== Legal Status in the Federal Confederation and According to the Peace Treaty ===== ===== Legal Status in the Federal Confederation and According to the Peace Treaty =====
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   * **Evasion Skills**: The Desert People are intimately familiar with the Desert Side's harsh terrain and are adept at evading capture, turning any enforcement attempts into complex games of hide and seek.   * **Evasion Skills**: The Desert People are intimately familiar with the Desert Side's harsh terrain and are adept at evading capture, turning any enforcement attempts into complex games of hide and seek.
   * **Stable Population:** The number of Desert People has not been increasing significantly, reducing the urgency for the Federal Confederation to intervene.   * **Stable Population:** The number of Desert People has not been increasing significantly, reducing the urgency for the Federal Confederation to intervene.
-  * **Non-disruptive Nature:** The Desert People neither engage in criminal activity nor pose any harm to the Native Tribes or to other human communities, further diminishing the priority of their capture in the eyes of the Federal Confederation.+  * **Non-disruptive Nature:** The Desert People neither engage in criminal activity nor pose any harm to the Native Tribes or to other exohuman communities, further diminishing the priority of their capture in the eyes of the Federal Confederation.
 Given these factors, neither the Native Tribes nor the Federal Confederation have taken serious steps to remove the Desert People from the Desert Side. Although the Federal Sheriff initially made efforts to enforce the terms of the Peace Treaty, the complexities mentioned above have made it increasingly impractical to do so. Given these factors, neither the Native Tribes nor the Federal Confederation have taken serious steps to remove the Desert People from the Desert Side. Although the Federal Sheriff initially made efforts to enforce the terms of the Peace Treaty, the complexities mentioned above have made it increasingly impractical to do so.
  
-===== More information about the human society an social subculture in the Gamma Age: ===== +===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== 
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-[[the_human_society_and_social_subcultures_in_the_gamma_age|The human society and social subcultures in the Gamma Age]]+  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]] 
 +  * [[desert_side|Desert Side]] 
 +  * [[tijonara_region|Tijonara Region]] 
 +  * [[the_human_society_and_social_subcultures_in_the_gamma_age|Exohuman Society and Subcultures of the Gamma Age]]
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