Briedac Tribe

[Leokrates]

One of the four tribes of the natives in the area, the Briedac were the southernmost of these people who were pushed back into the Mystiph Forest, or the Ugatha Woods, as they themselves call it, by the first arriving colonists. They have the most interaction with the Alithrans due to their geographic location and their recent history. All of the tribes people were stunned when the Briedac were pushed back so easily to the edge of the woods, having to take some territory from the other tribes in order to sustain itself.

Culturally, the Briedac Tribe is the most religious and spiritual of the tribes. They have the most priests in general and know the land and its history. They are gender-equal and have a choosing process to pick a new chieftain during which the priests form a council with some of the more respected elders in the tribe, and they vote on who would be best for the job. It is very steeped in tradition and is generally a conservative tribe.

Regarding the Alithrans - Although the Briedac Tribe is very conservative, it also has to deal with the fact that there is a massive invading force of foreigners taking their land and desecrating their holy locations. The Tribe is torn between war with the Alithrans and diplomacy; it also is split on whether to act alone or to get the assistance of the other four tribes, uniting them in a confederation that never has been done before.