Tribes

This article is about the NPC faction type. For the "Lost Tribe" starting scenario, see Lost Tribe. For the "New Tribe" colony type, see New Tribe. For Tribal backstories, see Backstories.

Tribes are nominally neolithic tech level factions, however in reality they field equipment from the medieval level as well. There are three types of tribes in the base game: the gentle tribe, which start out neutral, the fierce tribe, which start out hostile but can be befriended, and the savage tribe, which are permanently hostile. There are two additional tribe variants included with the Ideology DLC: the cannibal tribe, a permanently hostile tribe obsessed with eating human meat, and the nudist tribe, a tribe that starts out neutral and does not like to wear clothing. The Biotech DLC also adds a subtype to the fierce tribe, the fierce neanderthal tribe, and a subtype of the savage tribe, the savage impid tribe.

People from this faction are usually very hard to recruit (difficulty 80+) unless you are also a tribal faction, though it is possible to do so. They may not seem very strong due to their low level of technology, but they make up for it with sheer numbers. They can easily overwhelm your defenses. The advised way of dealing with them is using area of effect weapons such as the Doomsday rocket launcher or Frag grenades. Fast firing weapons such as the minigun and the heavy SMG are also suggested.

This faction is a formidable ally and foe alike, and may start off as either of them. They may not be as dangerous as pirates, but they are not insignificant.

Lore

"These people have been here a very long time. Maybe their ancestors crashed here a thousand years ago. Maybe they survived some cataclysm that destroyed a technological civilization here. In any case, the tribals are a mostly nomadic people who live off the land using primitive tools and weapons. Despite their apparent technological weakness, the tribals can be dangerous enemies and valuable friends because of their skill with low-tech warfare, their numbers, and their hardiness." - In-game description

Tribal faction leaders are called the "Chief".

Names

The name of the Tribal factions vary from game to game, but follows one of several patterns:

• [Tribal Word] [Tribal Political Union]
• The [Tribal Word] [Tribal Political Union]
• The [Color] [Terrain Feature] [Tribal Political Union]
• [Tribal Political Union] of [Tribal Word]
• The [Color] [Animal] [Tribal Word]
• The [Tribal Political Union] of the [Terrain Feature]

Where:

• [Animal] and [Terrain Feature] are one of 179 and 48, respectively, different common nouns of that category. E.g. Condor or Valley. They are not listed due to length.
• [Tribal Word] is one of 89 words which appear to be, in part or totally, of Galician origin - a Romance Language spoken predominantly in Galicia, Spain. E.g. Abeneiro, meaning a Black Alder tree, or Miñoca, meaning Earthworm. They are not listed due to length.
• [Color] and [Tribal Political Union] are replaced by one of the following:

Part	Word
[Tribal Political Union]	Union	Nation	Confederacy	Confederation	Alliance	Kin league	Covenant	Treaty	Pact	Coalition	Kinship	People	Tribe
[Color]	Red	Blue	Green	Purple	Black	White	Gray	Orange

Examples:

• Cambiar Kin League
• The Black Mesa Commonwealth
• The Blue Boomrat Tribe

Variants

There are three primary types of tribes, two additional variants added by the Ideology DLC and two variants added by the Biotech DLC . The primary tribes differ in their description and their relations with player and other factions, but are otherwise identical.

Gentle tribe

This particular tribe pursues a gentle way of life where they can. They are quite open to trade and alliances, even with strange peoples.

Gentle tribes always start off neutral. This type of faction has a natural goodwill range from -50 to 50. If goodwill is over 50, it will fall by 0.4 per day. If goodwill is under -50, it will rise by 0.2 per day.

Fierce tribe

This particular tribe values warlike dominance; it may be difficult to turn them into an ally.

Fierce tribes always start off hostile towards your colonists, as well as to all other factions. This type of faction has a natural goodwill range from -100 to -80. If goodwill is over -80, it will fall by 0.4 per day. If goodwill is under -100, it will rise by 0.2.

In 1.0 or earlier, they used to be known as savage tribes.

Savage tribe

This particular tribe has a blood-and-honor culture; you will not be able to ally with them!

Savage tribes always start off hostile towards your colonists and all other factions. Their goodwill is locked at -100, and will always remain hostile, similar to pirates. It replaced the second pirate faction.

Cannibal tribe

This particularly vicious tribe believes eating the flesh of their enemies is a great honor.

Cannibal tribes will always have the Cannibal Meme. Their goodwill is locked at -100, and will always remain hostile.

Ideoligion:

• Cannibal required
• Nudism disallowed
• Blindsight disallowed
• Animal personhood disallowed

Nudist tribe

This particular tribe believes that covering one's body is wrong.

Nudist tribes will always have the Nudism Meme. They always start off neutral, with a natural goodwill range from -50 to 50.

Nudist tribe faction bases will preferentially spawn in temperate areas, with them being all but absent in colder climates.^[Detail]

Ideoligion:

• Nudism required

Fierce neanderthal tribe

An unfriendly, territorial tribe of Neanderthals. They are open to peaceful trade, but are otherwise unfriendly and territorial. Warriors from their tribe won't hesitate to bash in the skulls of anyone them deem dangerous. Their numbers, and the extreme amounts of damage they absorb before falling make them serious foes despite their lack of technology and analytical ability. Having been on the planet for countless generations, they have no memory how they got here. They might be the descendants of a neanderthal service caste from a dead civilization, or even the leftovers from some ancient science experiment.

With Biotech enabled, the Neanderthal Tribe is available as a subtype of the fierce tribe. Members of this faction will always be of the Xenotype "Neanderthaler".

Savage impid tribe

A vicious tribe of yellow-skinned, fire-spewing impids. This particular tribe has no intention of coexisting peacefully with anyone else. Their warriors are experts at using their natural speed and flame attacks to burn the towns and children of other peoples. Having been here for thousands of years, the origins of this tribe are lost in myth. They might descend from a group of settlers who lost their technology, or an impid community in some long-ruined civilization.

With Biotech enabled, the Impid Tribe is available as a subtype of the savage tribe. Members of this faction will always be of the Xenotype "Impid".

Pawns

Tribal pawns will always have backstories from the "Tribal" category. Tribal fighters are typically weak but expendable. They never carry silver or medicine. They carry pemmican as food.

Pawn Type	Image	Combat Power	Gear Health (%)	Avg. Gear Quality	Clothing Budget	Weapon Budget	Available Weapons	Age Range	Additional Info [edit]
Penitent		40	20-110	Poor	50-100	90-150	Club Knife	Up to 60	15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Peg leg Wooden foot Wooden hand
Archer		45	50-180	Poor	180-350	80	Short bow	Up to 60	3% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Peg leg Wooden foot Wooden hand. Can never have the Brawler trait.
Breacher		55	50-180	Poor	200-300	150	Breach axe	Up to 60	Always has a veil.
Warrior		50	50-180	Poor	200-300	150	Ikwa	Up to 60	Always has a veil.
Hunter		60	50-180	Normal	200-300	100	Recurve bow	Up to 60	Always has a veil. Can never have the Brawler trait.
Trader		45	50-180	Normal	200-300	100	Recurve bow	Up to 60	Always has a tribal headdress. Can never have the Brawler trait.
Berserker		65	100	Normal	200-550	300	Spear	Up to 60	Always has a war mask.
Heavy Archer		75	100	Normal	200-550	250	Greatbow Pila	Up to 60	Always has a war mask. Can never have the Brawler trait.
Archer chief		85	100	Normal	450-750	500-1000	Greatbow	At least 30	Always has a tribal headdress and plate armor. Difficult to recruit (90% base). Can be faction leader. Can never have the Brawler trait.
Berserker chief		85	100	Normal	450-750	500-1000	Longsword Spear	At least 30	Always has a tribal headdress and plate armor. Difficult to recruit (90% base). Can be faction leader.

Xenotypes

The table below describes the chance for a given pawn from each faction being one of the xenotypes added by the Biotech DLC. Note that this value does not account for chances in xenotype chance from ideoligion or from pawn kind, it only shows the base value before those factors.

Gentle tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	100%

Fierce tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	100%

Savage tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	100%

Cannibal tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	100%

Nudist tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	100%

Fierce neanderthal tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	100%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	0%

Savage impid tribe
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	100%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	0%

Raids

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Faction bases

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Version history

• 0.18.1722 - Hunter, Heavy archer, and Berserker pawn kinds added. Integrated new tribal equipment into existing pawn kinds.
• 1.1 - Split tribe into two factions, the gentle tribe (naturally neutral) and fierce tribe (naturally hostile).
• 1.3.3069 - Fix: Cannibal tribes can sometimes generate without cannibal precept.

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Factions

Human Factions

Ancients (Neutral, Hostile) • Tribes (Gentle, Fierce, Savage, Cannibal, Nudist, Fierce neanderthal, Savage impid) • Outlanders (Civil, Rough, Rough pig) • Pirates (Normal, Cannibal, Yttakin, Waster) • Empire

Non-human Factions

Insectoids • Mechanoids

Related

Faction base • Raider