Posted - 2005.10.18 16:28:00 - [1]

 

Edited by: CiaCheCait on 19/10/2005 07:42:37
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The Thukker tribe is the most enigmatic of all the Minmatar tribes. They generally prefer to stay on the fringes of civilization, shying away from the poitical games and easily hurt feelings of the other tribes. They are most well known for their development of previously designed ships, and are also known for their involvement in several criminal organizations. But few outside, and even inside the tribe, actually know the history and evolution as the tribe as a whole.

This lack of knowledge is in part due to the fact that, unlike the other tribes, they hold the least amount of allegiance to the tribe itself, rather, they move in sub-divisions of the tribe, known as clans. Some clans are divided even further, to houses, families, and so forth. Each of the two hundred or so clans is self-sufficient, able to make decisions independent of the others, and can often drive themselves away from the tribe. Because of these divisions, it is extremely rare for the Thukkers to become united for anything.

Much of this stems from the nomadic nature of the tribe. They were the first of the tribes to leave Matar, and the Pator system, and for centuries, only made intermittant contact with the remaining tribes. Between the time of the Amarrian conquest of Matari space and the time of the Minmatar rebellion, very little is known of how they progressed as a tribe. What is known is that Thukkers were rarely enslaved, mostly due to the fact that their nature of constant movement allowed them to develop escape and evasion techniques and technology that the other tribes simply did not posess.

In Amarrian society, a Thukker slave was quite an honor and a symbol of determination and cunning of the holder. However, enslavement did not treat Thukkers well. Unable to live as they had for millenia, those who were captured by the Amarr became mad or depressed, and most took their own lives, rarely living long enough for their holder to turn a profit from their capture. Even so, they were a prized posession among the Amarr, but as the Amarrian occupation of Matari lands continued, fewer and fewer Thukkers were captured or even found. Why this is cannot be told in certainty, as not even the Thukkers are completely sure what went on.

Thukker history is extremely cryptic, because most of it is hidden within bed-time tales told throughout the generations, with the better part of the meaning lost in translation as the dialects developed over time. Much of Thukker language revolves around symbolism and analogy. Certain emotions are described as events that happened in the past, and these events are rarely documented in "standard" speech.

During the Minmatar rebellion, some Thukkers came out of hiding to aid their brethren. Most simply helped in a passive fashion, or used covert means of helping the other tribes. However, one clan journied to Minmatar space to aid in the research and development of starships to combat the Amarrian threat. The Caitor clan assisted many of the Brutor and Sebiestor scientists heading up these projects, and were critical in developing the technologies that make many of the ships that came out of the rebellion staples of the Republic's military force today.

What happened after these developments is difficult to find information on. The Caitor clan disappeared, leaving no trace of their fate or their location. No-one knows for certain what happened to them, but the very word "Caitor" in the Thukker dialect is used only as an extremely harsh word to denote betrayal or death. After the disappearance of the clan, much of the Thukker tribe retreated from their assisting points within the rebellion to the Great Wildlands region, where many remain to this day.