Minmatar Tribal Society

The large, fertile plains of Matar, home planet of the Minmatar, with endless herds of hoofed animals, proved ideal for a nomadic lifestyle. The fabulous conditions on Matar coupled with more than enough space meant there was less incentive to struggle to keep up the technology level after the closure of the EVE gate. For ages the Minmatars roamed this paradise, slowly divided by time and distance into numerous tribes.

The tribal community was ideally suited for nomads, but remarkably the Minmatars kept their strong tribal ties after urbanization began, even if some of its more strict aspects have declined in recent times, such as the stringent caste system and (for some of the tribes) acreage serfdom for farmers and workers. To this day, Minmatars identify themselves first and foremost through their clan.

The Minmatar tribes evolved their own traditions over time, but limited communications between them ensured a few basic similarities in their social structure. One of these is the pyramid structure of the tribe: each tribe has a number of family clans, which are then further divided into sub-clans based on occupation, geographical location and other traits (this is different between the tribes even if the overall structure is the same). Each of the seven major tribes has a tribal leader; this person serves pretty much the same position as a president or a head of state for the tribes. The authority of the tribe leader is unquestioned within the tribe, but he has little or no power outside his tribe. The clan structure is both one of the main strengths and main weaknesses of the Minmatars. On the one hand the strong tribal bonds have kept the Minmatars pure in their cultural heritage, but on the other hand it makes them politically weak and vulnerable versus the other empires.

There are seven Minmatar Tribes:

• Sebiestor - Widely respected as being among the most innovative thinkers of the cluster, the Sebiestor are an ingenious people with a natural fondness for engineering.
• Krusual - The Krusual tribe is sly and cunning, shrouding its ways in lies and secrecy.
• Brutor - The Brutor are a martial people who live regimented, disciplined lives.
• Vherokior - The Vherokior are versatile people known for their access to all aspects of Minmatar society.
• Nefantar - The Nefantars, also known as Ammatar gave up their heritage and embraced the Amarr culture, when they came in contact.
• Thukker - The Thukkers nomadic in nature, constantly roaming from one place to another.
• Starkmanir - The Starkmanir once slaves in the Ammatar Mandate, their tribe was thought exterminated.