Intelligen Tribe

The **Intelligen** Tribe are one of the 13 tribes of Ontaria and have a monopoly on science and technological progress.

## Formation

In Ontarian pre-history certain members of the Ontarian race were more curious than others. Others more scientifically and philosophically minded. Before the Tribal Powers came to be, groups of these Ontarians formed and due to migration and nomadic tendencies, larger groups began to form in pre-history communities.

At a time when Ontarians were trying to survive in the harsh landscape of Ontaria, study and academic disciplines were not a high priority. Intelligen and Sanctuary City historians have determined that it was the founding of Ontarian cities that allowed the foundations of the Intelligen Tribe.

Cities were safe havens, and stone age tools increased agricultural yields for all Ontarians. The pace of life became easier and leisure time developed. These changes to Ontarian civilisation gave time for academic study. Due to the adaptivity of the Ontarian genome, as study and academic discipline developed in the cities, participating Ontarians would change and evolve into the Intelligen Tribe.

Driven by their curiosity, which increased relative to their increasing intelligence, the Intelligen tribe became nomadic. They frequently moved from city to city to share and learn more. This diversified the Intelligen gene pool, increasing intelligence even more.

By the end of the stone age on Ontaria the Intelligen Tribe was fully formed and masters of scientific study, data analysis and information retention.

With the tribe fully developed, with an internal government that crisscrossed the globe into large urban areas and nations, technological progress was set to rapidly progress.

## Powers and Abilities

### Information Retention

Intelligen Tribe members have incredible information retention abilities. Nearly every fact they expose themselves to over the course of their lives is stored in their large brains and can be retrieved quickly. While digital copies of information exist on Ontaria much of it is kept in the minds of the tribal members.

Gathering information is also much easier for Intelligen. Speed reading thousands of words a minute is common and photographic memory easy to learn.

### Data Analysis

The Intelligen brain is capable of rapid data analysis of the information it retains, able to collate and combine knowledge from multiple fields simultaneously. This power also extends into physical activity with their neural conductivity being faster than most other Ontarians. While no where near the reaction speed of a Swift Tribe or Stimuli Tribe member, Intelligen can process and respond to what's going on around them faster than most tribes.

### Mastery of the Mind

Intelligen can exert a greater control of their brains than other Ontarians and humans. Like human brains those belonging to Intelligen act subconsciously to release hormones, regulate sleep and dream. However Intelligen can control their subconscious and override their brains natural impulses. An Intelligen can, if they wish, remove an emotional response for a period of time, preventing themselves from feeling fear for example. They can override feelings that would be detrimental to their daily lives in certain circumstances. They can also use this ability to get their minds to release adrenaline when needed and even force their nervous system to use it's full capacity. In the same way that a human can lift a car if motivated and using "hysterical strength", however Intelligen can do this on reflex, sometimes enabling them to throw a punch that a Frayan can respect.

They can even use this ability to lucid dream on command.

### Soul Evoking

Like all Ontarians, Intelligen can harness what is known as Soul Evoking, the practice of harnessing the latent power within and connecting the whole species. For Intelligen this practice does not increase their abilities, but allows them to process and use them for longer. Masters of Soul Evoking can go without sleep for many days or process data for extended periods of time without fatigue or seizures.

## Skills

### Technological Prowess

Intelligen know how to utilise and build all Ontarian technology.

A teenage Intelligen can have the human equivalent of multiple PHD's before becoming an adult.

They are experts in survival.

### Martial Art - Qi-o-shoe

Intelligen still continue to practice a Martial known as Qioshoe. Using their knowledge of Ontarian Anatomy, Intelligen use this marital art to strike pressure points and thus disable other Ontarians.