The Tribe

The Tribe is a vast Empire originally from the planet of Sillith. The Tribe is best known as the Empire that challenged the Hive Empire, leading to the Sillithian War that brought them to Earth. The bulk of their rank is made up of Lightonians, backed by other Sillithians with no powers of their own.

## History

### Prior Events

Before The Tribe was created, the Lightonians and Sillithians set with them were scattered throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They faced few problems from outside threats, facing only each other for resources. While the Lightonians had the ability to rejuvenate the land, borders limited their growth and just what they could raise up out of the ground. On top of that they had limits on precious ores most often as their powers did not allow for the creation of such.

While it never got to a point of war it is stated by Maxwell Bell in The Path of Light that it was being considered an option. Eventually the Bell Clan of the Lightonians stepped forward with the ambition to unite the people for sake of prosperity. Opposition arose quickly in the beginning years until many Lightonians decided that they were not so different from one another. Their belief was that the power of Light was strong enough to overcome their differences, so that they may shine brilliantly together.

And as such the many Lightonian Clans began to merge without problem with the belief that there would be more than enough land to go around this way, following many other benefits awarded by such an alliance.

### Founding

The Tribe is stated to have first been founded between 180000-150000 B.C. by the Lightonians as a means to spread their prosperity across the Northern Hemisphere. The Capital was immediately decided upon as the central area of the Northern Hemisphere for many rivers ran through this portion, easily connecting the entire empire. The Capital became known as the Great City of Vallah, named after the God of Light himself. Many other hub cities were established where the great rivers intersected and broke off as water travel was most convenient for the people. As the bulk of the North was made up of a single massive continent with few surrounding islands, this system worked best.

The Tribe expanded under the belief that Light was the answer, that through the Light anything was possible and that the truth would be seen. A detached point of view was held in such a way that through their power they could take exactly what they needed to thrive. As such industrial revolution was frowned upon as unnecessary for their power could not grant them that. And so they moved across the continent expanding the rivers, forming tens of hundreds of kilometers of field and forest. So long as they had the life, in their belief, they could thrive for eternity.

This adopted belief also set the Tribe on a path of gaining immortality for their strongest leaders. Despite this, many would tend to allow age to take them as needed.

### The Ring of Fire

Sometime around 160,000-153,000 B.C. the Tribe grew curious regarding the ring of fire around their world's Equator. At the time nothing was known about why it existed, what created it, or what was on the other side, all that was known was that something was on the other side. Many higher ups within the Empire wished to see the Southern Hemisphere of their world, looking at it as an opportunity to expand their prosperity and assist more of their people who might be over there.

At the same time opposition to the idea rose up out of fear for what could be lurking beyond. The argument became that they had been granted what they needed: Light Powers, vast land, rivers, everything that they needed without having to poison the planet, and that perhaps that ring was there for a reason.

This issue went on for many centuries until at last smog and acidic-like rain came from beyond the ring. These toxins eventually began to spread and poison the land nearest to the equator, waters included causing many concerns to rise up. It was at that time that acting leader, Sebas Bell, opted to undo part of the fire to find out what was causing such a poison to spread to their hemisphere.

Sebas had opted to lead a task force to the center of their land where the Ring of Fire spread, and to then use their powers to absorb said fire. Finally in 152,787 B.C. they did just that and moved beyond the Ring of Fire.

### The Hive Discovery

Upon the breakdown of the Ring of Fire, the Tribe quickly discovered the Hive along with their industrial processes. Little is known at this point but it is stated that the Tribe offered to help the Hive replenish their lands. This was due to the Dharkanian Dark Energy ability to maximize industrialization, which became their backbone at the expense of their land.

### Collapse of Peace

New leader, Altaria Bell, was assassinated by order of the Hive leader for reasons as of yet unknown in 137000 B.C.; though greed and arrogance is speculated. Sebas Bell was after the fact reinstated for the coming war that would follow.

### The Sillithian War

From 137,000 to 21,000 B.C. the war of Tribe and Hive raged on seeing the deaths of billions as children were at that point bred for war alone. Tribe Forces, due to lack of industrialization early on in the war, lost much of their land and resources. While the Hive lost no leaders during this span of time, the Tribe lost many.

Finally in 20,768 B.C. the Sillithian War broke space-time with the absolute destruction caused by Light and Dark Energies. This in turn brought the war to Earth and many other realms. Through this they boosted their numbers from the inhabitants of the different worlds, such as the humans of Earth with promise of freeing them from their vampiric masters.

### The Sealing of Sillith

At a point between 19351 and 18057 B.C. the Tribe under rule by Maxwell Bell opted to shut Sillith up entirely. To do this they would use the powerful mages of different worlds to craft a vessel to contain the rift between worlds. The decision was hard to make though at the time it was obvious that the Hive forces were too deeply rooted into Sillith to be defeated. On top of that with all the assistance they were receiving, it was too risky to continue the war for risk of Hive forces cementing their reign on other worlds.

Finally in 18,028 B.C. the combined magics of the individual worlds came together to create The Mirror, a relic that would absorb the Light out of the Space-Time rifts that kept them open. Ultimately this was successful after multiple battles to drive as many Hive forces back as possible, thus sealing them to Sillith along with the Lightonians incapable of escaping in time.

Once set in stone it was stated that the mirror could not be destroyed, only broken up into so many pieces to continue sealing the rift. Thus began the waning years of the Tribe.

### Waning Earth Years

Following the defeat of the Hive in 18,028 B.C. the Tribe did what they could to clean up the messes left by the Sillithian War. They also worked towards their promise to the Humans for assisting in the war, and as such many Lightonians began to hunt down the Vampiric Overlords of Earth to cut them down. This took no time at all, only a few decades due to the power of Light.

At the same time the Tribe broke apart The Mirror into thirteen pieces which they scattered throughout the friendly worlds in temples to keep them safe. They elected guards in place as well to watch over the Shards to ensure their safety. Once all matters were figured out in 17,891 B.C. the Tribe divided what was left of itself and scattered to the winds, only ever showing themselves if need presented itself. While they did this, humanity came forward as the rulers of Earth while also doing their part to wipe away the memory of their past.

Many of the Tribe people went on to give up their eternal life so that they may lead normal lives among the respective populations of their assigned worlds, while those in charge of protecting the Shards remained dutiful and hidden in the shadows. Some contact between the Tribe and various worlds remained for sake of hunting down any remaining Dharkanians that presented themselves. This most notably led to the creation of Nospheross to contain Dharkanians and other supernatural threats.

### Hive Reborn

In 20xx A.C. the Hive returned, leading the Lightonians still alive to wake up and act. For the most part only those tied to the humans acted, plus those directly impacted by the Dharkanian return. This all stemmed from the loss of Nospheross to a Hive invasion that had been planned out decades in advance, which saw the implant of a traitor amongst the Tribe ranks.

## System of Government

While the Tribe called themselves both an Empire and a Kingdom, they were beyond democratic. They maintained a leadership that only ever changed from parent to child via the founding Bell Clan; though the involvement of such a leader was purely oversight of the Tribe as a whole. Beyond that there were several branches governing the Empire.

### Lord-ship

The Lordship of the Tribe has remained with the Bell Clan for generations, residing primarily within the founder's family (Sebas Bell). Lords of the Tribe had absolute authority; though this was rarely used or seen. Their main responsibilities were to watch over the Tribe and to react to any serious issues that might occur, as well as to watch over the leading council. Those in this position could be elected out by vote of the people and of the leading council; however this never transpired as all leaders to this point have followed the Philosophy of Light.

### Leadership Council

The Leadership Council of the Tribe was a set of elected officials who watched over their respective territory. In times of peace they had the authority to ask upon the behalf of their entire territory favours from other territories. They voted on issues that pertained to their own territory or on the Tribe as a whole, such as to turn a mountain into a flat field range for more crops, or to put a focus on a certain type of crop, or for expansion in times of need.

During war they could command the military division within their territories only if help was a necessity or if it was to overrule the command of a War Officer.

### War Officers

War Officers were in command of the Tribe military, often under the rank of General. In times of peace they would hold less power than the Leadership Council, often responding to requests for colonization purposes. During times of war, they were just above equals with the Leadership, acting as a whole to protect the Tribe itself and not individual needs.