Animalian Tribe

***Animalian*** is an overall term used for the tribal society of Cenozoic Animals developed over the last hundreds of years by animals of the Cenozoic Era, as a means to survive on Earth against the Dinosaurs and Beasts that had taken over nature. These tribes can be found throughout numerous parts of the world and had developed their own form of society and laws to better aid their survival and tolerance of one another regardless of species.

## **Structure**

A standard tribal structure is made up of a group of numerous animals within a selected community, this group vowing under Animalian Law. These groups of animals are made up of Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, and Amphibians. Fish and Insects aren't included as Animalians do to them being incapable of learning Animalian law or language.

The highest ranking with an Animalian Tribe is that of "Chief" animal, who in turn can choose to select a few other animals just underneath them to make up what is known as an "Animalian Council". The size of said council varies on the leader's preference, and specific laws within the tribe can be altered, ignored, or enforced if they so choose to. Depending on the tribe itself, numerous other known positions (border patrols, hunting groups, instructors and teachers, etc.) are known to exist within them, and these types of positions can be taken by any of the tribe members depending on the talent and experience of the animal rather than the species they're a part of. This prevents discrimination and discourse within the tribes themselves.

## **Laws**

As a means to keep both stability, safety, and acceptability within the tribe, numerous new laws had been developed ever since the first tribes had been created. The Animalian Laws themselves effect any and all within a tribe, be it either of them being born within it or after being recruited into one. These rules are primarily new in the broad term, as they are recently developed compared to the older Laws of the Jungle, although these laws too are practiced within the tribes albeit less frequently.

Precise laws between different tribes exist depending on both the circumstances of the tribe itself and preference of the chief. Chiefs have the power to alter, remove, or enforce laws of the animalian tribes if they so choose to. There're are some commonly known laws amongst all these tribes however:

* Animalian Tribe animals are forbidden to intentionally hunt down and kill members of their own tribe.
* Any member visiting another tribe is encouraged to notify said tribe of their arrival.
* Any major confrontations are to be played out outside of Animalian Tribe grounds.
* Outlaws are forbidden from joining a tribe unless their sentence is lifted.

### Recruitment

Technically speaking, any animal regardless of species are able to join into an Animalian Tribe if they so wanted to, although a common factor is animals of the Cenozoic Era. These types of recruitments are played out within presence of the council and chief, and others depending on if it's needed to do so. The process as follows is that the individual and/or party wishing to join the tribe must be spoken for by at least two pre-existing council members, both of which having to speak on their behalf. If this is successful than the individual or group is accepted in, either assigned to a pre-existing member of the tribe or left on their own as per their request.

* Council members have the right to refuse an individual and/or party of recruitment, and such will be a vote against those that speak for them. This works in term of a balancing vote structure: if the number of votes on either side out-number the votes on their opposing side, then the council will act accordingly. It is automatically decided if one side is outvoted 2 to 1.
* If both opposing and accepting sides are equal in vote number, then the chief will ask members of the pre-existing tribe to speak for or against the party in question. If this still results in a tie (which is considered extremely rare), then it's down to the chief themselves to decide from there.

### **Outsiders + Outlaws**

* ***"Outsider"*** is a term used by animalian tribes to describe cenozoic animals that aren't part of animalian law, be it either born outside of a tribe and said animal not interested in joining, or a tribe member willingly deciding to leave their respected tribe. Reasons behind why a tribe animal would leave their own tribe vary, but once one does so, then animalian law no longer protects them from the possibility of being hunted down by other modern animals, even those of other tribes. Outsiders however still have the opportunity to become an animalian tribe member if they so wanted to.
* ***"Outlaws"*** on the other hand is a term used for any tribe member who had been forcefully removed from a tribe as a form of punishment, often due to said animal breaking the laws of an animalian tribe. Animals that become outlaws as opposed to regular outsiders still aren't protected by animalian law, but depending on the punishment, they aren't able to be recruited back into the tribe they've been forced out from.
	+ ***"Runners"*** is an additional, yet lesser-used term for an outlawed animal that attempts to flee from a punishment given to them by a tribe. Runners are usually the ones that a tribe would place bounties on to be captured and returned for further punishment.

## Known Animalian Tribes

Implied, numerous tribes are known to exist in the world, split apart between four different directions: northern, southern, eastern, and western. Many tribes are named after the location they are established in.

### **Northern Tribes**

* Farthing Wood Tribe - a northern-based tribe that once primarily existed in the northern territory before being relocated to the Bajelous Jungle.

### **Eastern Tribes**

* Bajelous Jungle Tribe - One of the oldest known tribes. Also, potentially one of the largest tribes, given how numerous subgroups make up the tribe itself, which include Farthing Wood and Watership Down.