Desertans

**Desertans** are a dying race that was victim to the wars of Inklings and Octolings. They are both Inklings and Octolings.

## History of Desertans

When Alterna was thriving, there was another last-ditch civilization who's lives center around the desert. They were called Desertans. They may not have the advanced technology Alterna had, but it had the grits to survive. They were nomadic, great at hunting for desert animals and finding water. Despite their durability, their civilization was on the decline when the early ancestors of inklings and octolings made it to the desert. At first, they fought over resources and water. Then what the Desertan leader, Galehan, and celephopod leader Yurnk made a tready that combined the two together, with Galehan winning the election to a landslide to Yurnk. The humans and celephopods slowly mixed, and by the time 2,000 years has past, humans was history. The mixing of the two races caused the celephopods to evolve faster, and aquire human traits.

They lived peacefully in the desert until water levels caused to rise, causing lots of Inklings and Octolings to swarm onto their land. They were peaceful, and the Desertans thought that they would just live together peacefully. For a while, they did. However, water levels kept rising and rising to the point that there is no room. That caused the Great Turf War. The Desertans didn't want to participate, so they kept neutral. They tried to keep the ability to swim a secret, but the Octarians and Inklings found out and asked them to join their side. Both Desertan Octolings and Inklings refused, so both sides vowed to punish the Desertans.

When Inklings won the turf war, they banished the Octarians underground. The Desertans expected the same punishment, but instead they were putted through hard labor. It was extruciatingly painful, and by the time sea levels dropped again, 75% of Desertans died of starvation, freezing conditions, or dehydration. They thought that maybe since the land is back, the inklings would release the octarians from underground and they would go back to the desert.

How wrong they were. The Inklings rather like that they are the only ones with the surface, so they made the Desertans to build lots of things. In fact, every Inkling city is built by Desertans. The most dangerous building they buit was Hammerhead bridge. Many Desertans died by being overworked. But it was done quickly and it was the most used bridge of them all.

However, a lucky few Desertan Inklings became tour guides for their city Splatsville. The Inklings got bored and they left the city, forgetting to bring the Desertans with them. They lived happily, but then the final fest came, and somehow Splatsville came as the "City of chaos." An influx of Inklings and Octolings came rushing in, and the Desertans, remembering about what happened, tried to stop them. Nothing they did stopped them from coming. At first, they both lived in peace. Then a labor shortage struck, and all of the Desertans were forced to work.

All except for one.

## Desertan life

At first, Desertans lived in tents that look like yurts, and often travel place to place depending on the seasons. But then, they found an oasis, and built a city. After that they are like Inklings but if Inklings and Octolings are together.

## Members

Only one known from the Moop Team currently is Charcoal. Mostly Desertans work in secret and neither Octolings or Inklings know that Desertans builded everything they have seen. She doesn't know that she's a Desertan Inkling. The Meep Team know that there are two more Desertans, Aurora and Darren.

## Trivia

* Their celphalopod form develops by the age of 5.
* Their tentacles don't grow back immediately, and grows like hair.
	+ If they are cut off, it stays cut.
* They can swim in water.