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 ====== THE NATIVE TRIBES OF VOI 700 D ======
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 ===== Overview =====
+The Native Tribes are the original sentient inhabitants of [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]], which they call "Shang Gha Lha". These towering, agile beings live in harmony with the planet’s diverse ecosystems and are spread across the planet’s [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]]. Their shared language, mythology, and cultural structures suggest a mysterious common origin, which is later revealed to be the work of the [[the_zonko|Zonko]].
-The Native Tribes are the original sentient inhabitants of [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]], which they call "Shang Gha Lha". These towering, agile beings live in harmony with the planet’s diverse ecosystems. They are spread across the planet’s [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]].
+Although nearly all tribes dwell within the Habitual Belt, the [[the_zark|Zark]] — an abandoned subtribe of the [[the_honga|Honga]] — are the only known people who live permanently beyond it, inhabiting the Dark Side’s [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]].
-Spiritually and ecologically connected to their land, the Natives view themselves as caretakers of the planet. Their shared language, mythology, and cultural structures suggest a mysterious common origin, which is later revealed to be the work of the [[the_zonko|Zonko]].
+Though all tribes share a common origin, their bodies exhibit distinct, tribe-specific traits—most visibly in eye count and placement, nose shape, and ear morphology. Examples include the Honga (three eyes; a third median eye on the forehead) and the [[the_orlanda|Orlanda]] (five eyes; two paired eyes flanking the nose plus a single forehead eye).
-The total population of the Native Tribes is estimated to be around 2.5 million individuals.
+The total population of the Native Tribes is estimated at ~2.5 million.
 ===== Physical Characteristics =====
-Natives exhibit distinct physical traits that set them apart from ExoHumans:
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-  * **Height:** Average over 2.20 meters
+While they share a recognizable silhouette and physiology, each tribe diverges in several hallmark features:
-  * **Eyes:** Four eyes with extended visual range
-  * **Skin:** Color-shifting with seasonal cycles
+  * **Stature:** Average > 2.00 meters; athletic, long-limbed.
-  * **Hair:** Human-like, may change with mood or season
+  * **Eyes :** Two exohumanlike eyes above the nose, plus a third median eye centered on the forehead.
-  * **Ears:** Large, highly sensitive; capable of long-distance hearing and echolocation
+  * **Vision Profile:** Extended spectral sensitivity (low-light and motion emphasis); distribution of peripheral vs. frontal acuity varies by layout.
-  * **Feet:** Webbed, suitable for aquatic movement
+  * **Nose (tribal variants):** From narrow, high-bridged noses (dry-air optimized) to broader, fluted or multi-valve noses (humid/aquatic optimized).
-  * **Limbs:** Two strong arms and legs, highly athletic
+  * **Ears (tribal variants):** Highly sensitive ear cups; shapes range from humanoid to curved/bent backward (wind-resistant) to wide, petal-like lobes.
-  * **Teeth:** Flat, suited for a vegetarian diet
+  * **Skin:** Color-shifting with seasonal cycles; microchromatophores modulate tone/pattern for thermoregulation and signaling.
-  * **Sensory Organs:** Specialized organs for sensing vibration and terrain
+  * **Hair:** Human-like; style, thickness, and color often mark clan and season.
+  * **Feet:** Commonly webbed to semi-webbed; degree varies with wetland proximity.
+  * **Dentition:** Flat teeth suited to vegetarian cuisine; tool-chewing wear patterns in craft clans.
+  * **Vibro-sense:** Subdermal receptors detect ground-borne vibration and shallow-water current flows.
 ===== Key Traits and Abilities =====
+Although they appear purely biological, the Natives are highly advanced bio-engineered hybrids created by the [[the_zonko|Zonko]]. Their abilities derive from embedded nanotechnology and biomechanical enhancements—unknown to the Natives themselves and treated as “spirit gifts.”
-Although the Native Tribes appear to be purely biological beings, they are in fact highly advanced bio-engineered hybrids created by the Zonko. Their abilities are the result of embedded nanotechnology and biomechanical enhancements — yet the Natives themselves are unaware of this origin and consider their traits entirely natural.
+  * **Spirit Awakening:** At ~age four, children undergo a sudden leap to adult-level awareness and motor skill.
+  * **Regeneration:** Accelerated healing; limited limb regrowth under optimal conditions.
-  * **Spirit Awakening:** At age four, Native children experience a sudden leap into adult-level awareness and skill
+  * **Death Date Knowledge:** From the Awakening, each Native claims to know their exact death date.
-  * **Regenerative Abilities:** Capable of accelerated healing and even limb regrowth (powered by internal nanotechnology – wether the Native nor the Exohumans do know about that)
+  * **Silent Communion:** Non-verbal transmission of emotions/thoughts within short range.
-  * **Death Date Knowledge:** From the Spirit Awakening, each Native knows their exact death date
+  * **Tribal Modularity:** The same core blueprint expresses different morphological “packages” (eyes/ears/nose) suited to each tribe’s biome.
-  * **Non-Verbal Communication:** Can transmit thoughts and emotions silently
-  * **Cultural Cohesion:** Deep communal bonds and spiritual alignment across tribes
 ===== Culture and Social Structure =====
+The Natives maintain no written history and are unaware of their engineered origin. Oral traditions and rites present them as emergent from Shang Gha Lha’s spirit. ExoHuman timekeeping places their first appearance near 2500 AD, shortly after the Zonko initiated the tidal-lock experiment.
-The Native Tribes do not have a written history or scientific understanding of their own origin. Their oral traditions and rituals create the impression that they have lived on Shang Gha Lha for countless generations. In reality, this belief is part of a programmed cultural memory designed by the Zonko. According to ExoHuman timekeeping — which neither the Natives nor the Zonko themselves use — the first Native Tribes were created around the year 2380 AD, shortly after the Zonko initiated the tidal lock experiment on VOI 700 D.
+  * **Tribal Autonomy:** Independent polities sharing language roots and spiritual ethics.
+  * **Child-Rearing:** Communal parenting; “children of the village,” not of exclusive parents.
-The Native's Culture and Social Structure consists of:
+  * **Rites:** The Spirit Awakening; seasonal festivals; clan-totem oaths.
+  * **Belief:** The creation myth [[vai'sharin|Vai’Sharin]] describes godlike beings shaping the people to guard the world.
-  * **Tribal Life:** Each tribe operates independently but shares linguistic and spiritual foundations
+  * **Language:** [[shang_telu|Shang Telu]] with regional dialects; songlines encode laws and maps.
-  * **Parenting:** No concept of exclusive biological parenthood; children are raised communally by elders and designated caregivers
+  * **Art:** Skin-marking, woven garments, carved bone/wood, rhythmic polyphonies; motifs often mirror each tribe’s ocular/aural geometry.
-  * **Rites of Passage:** Major life events are marked with spiritual ceremonies, particularly the Spirit Awakening
-  * **Spiritual Beliefs:** Nearly all tribes share a creation myth ([[vai'sharin|Vai'Sharin]]) in which they were formed by godlike beings and placed on Shang Gha Lha to protect it
-  * **Language:** [[shang_telu|Shang Telu]] is spoken across all tribes, with regional dialects
-  * **Art and Ritual:** Tribal identity is reinforced through music, storytelling, tattoos, garments, and seasonal festivals
 ===== Technological Profile =====
+  * **Symbiotic Techne:** Tools from bone, wood, stone, chitin, fiber; minimal extractive footprint.
-  * **Natural Symbiosis:** Tribes live in harmony with their environment, using sustainable tools crafted from organic materials
+  * **Hidden Biotech:** Embedded nanites power regeneration, perception, and memory consolidation—unrecognized by Natives.
-  * **Biological Enhancement:** Unknowingly powered by embedded Zonko nanotechnology, allowing for regeneration and advanced perception
+  * **Low-Energy Paradigm:** No dependence on advanced energy systems; seasonal surplus governs project scale.
-  * **No High-Energy Tech:** Native culture rejects or lacks awareness of advanced technology as used by ExoHumans or Zonko
-  * **Ancestral Tools:** Weapons and tools include spears, bows, and herbal remedies, often enhanced with biomechanical precision
 ===== Relations with Other Races =====
+  * **[[the_humans|ExoHumans]]:** Conflict during the [[great_war|Great War]]; post-war dominance by Natives via the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and the [[native_human_behavior_supervision|Permanent Native Supervisor]]. Exchanges include ritual diplomacy, guided access to resources, and strict movement rules.
-  * [[the_humans|ExoHumans]]: Initially saw them as invaders; many tribes participated in the [[great_war|Great War]] to defend their land. Following the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]], the Natives became the dominant force on VOI 700 D. They now oversee ExoHuman behavior via the [[native_human_behavior_supervision|Permanent Native Supervisor]].
+  * **[[the_zonko|Zonko]]:** Revered as creators within myth; actual bioengineering origin unknown to most Natives and unproven to ExoHumans.
-  * Zonko: Revered as divine creators in Native myths. Natives are unaware of their artificial origin as a Zonko creation. Their entire cultural memory and history were programmed.
 ===== Key Factions =====
+  * **[[alliance_of_native_tribes|Alliance of Native Tribes]]** ([[asari|Asari]]) — post-war diplomatic body enforcing the Peace Treaty.
-  * [[alliance_of_native_tribes|Alliance of Native Tribes]]: A diplomatic coalition in the [[asari|Asari Region]] – formed after the Great War to negotiate and enforce the Peace Treaty with ExoHumans
+  * **Spiritual Leaders:** Custodians of rites, law, and inter-tribal arbitration.
-  * **Spiritual Leaders:** Respected across all tribes; act as spiritual guides, legal advisors, and keepers of sacred knowledge
+  * **Warrior Castes:** Present in several tribes (notably [[the_honga|Honga]], [[the_zark|Zark]]); serve as guardians and ceremonial actors.
-  * **Warrior Castes:** In some tribes, a warrior class protects territory and performs ceremonial roles; particularly prominent in tribes like the [[the_honga|Honga]] and [[the_zark|Zark]]
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
+Use the Native Tribes as a pillar of setting identity—body-plan diversity (e.g., Honga 3-eye, Orlanda 5-eye) signals biome adaptation, ritual role, and perception style.
-The Native Tribes are one of the central pillars of the storyworld of 102 Lightyears Away From Home. Their strength lies not only in their numbers and physical power but in their spiritual and ecological wisdom. They offer an alternative lens on civilization — one rooted in balance, ancestry, and planetary stewardship.
+  * **Identity & Memory:** Reveal the engineered truth slowly through relics, anomalies, or Zonko ruins.
+  * **Morphology as Mechanics:** Sight cones, blind spots, or enhanced lateral awareness can matter in stealth, parley, and combat.
-**Use Native Tribes to:**
+  * **Ethical Tension:** Balance between ecological stewardship and ExoHuman pragmatism drives diplomacy, scarcity, and law.
+  * **Regional Flavor:** Distinguish tribes by eye layout, ear form, nose structure, garment weave, and ritual sound.
-  * Explore themes of identity, memory, and artificial origin
-  * Create tensions between ancestral belief and hidden scientific truth
-  * Set up conflicts between tribal values and ExoHuman pragmatism
-  * Introduce moral dilemmas around technology, nature, and sovereignty
-  * Create diverse gameplay by distinguishing nomadic, sedentary, and semi-nomadic tribal experiences
-  * Maintain narrative mystery: Player characters in the Beta and early Gamma Age are unaware of the Natives’ nanotechnology or artificial creation. Treat these facts as high-level secrets to be revealed gradually. Dungeon Masters should decide carefully when — or if — to expose the truth.
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
   * [[the_zonko|Zonko]]
   * [[shang_telu|Shang Telu]]
-  * [[vai'sharin|Vai'Sharin]]
+  * [[vai'sharin|Vai’Sharin]]
   * [[alliance_of_native_tribes|Alliance of Native Tribes]]
   * [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]]
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 **The races of the storyworld:**
+  * [[the_humans|ExoHumans]]
-  * [[the_humans|Exohumans]]
   * [[the_natives_tribes_of_voi_700_d|Native Tribes of VOI 700 D]]
   * [[the_zonko|Zonko]]