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Human Tribes
Xin-xi
"They start their journey in the dense mountains, surrounded by beautiful cherry blossom."
- Samurai: The Xin-xi wear samurai-inspired armor.
- Scaling the Summit: Those who climb the great Mt. Xin-xi will gain the blessing of the Xini-kai spirit, which gives them the ability to brew the legendary Xini blossom tea. In-game, Xin-xi start with the Climbing tech.
- Wutai: They are based on a mixture of Japanese and Chinese cultures.
Imperius
"Huge mountains and green valleys. The Imperius climate is perfect for growing fruit."
- Ancient Rome: They are based on this.
- Meaningful Name: Their name is a play on the word "imperial".
- Proud Warrior Race: The Imperius are always ready for battle, which is why they never take off their helmets. A young Imperius receiving his first helmet is a celebrated occasion.
Bardur
"Surviving the harsh eternal winter of the Bardur woods is not an easy task, but Bardur seems to thrive here."
- Bears Are Bad News: The Bærion is a dangerous animal that the Bardur train for war. Those who manage to tame one will gain a loyal and powerful companion. Those who don't, well...
- Grim Up North: The homeland of the Bardur is described to experience harsh eternal winter. However despite this the Bardur is said to thrive there.
- Horny Vikings: Obviously based on the Vikings, the Bardur wear horned helmets.
- Rite of Passage: There is a Bardurian tradition that involves sending children into a forest full of Bærians with only a tent. It usually ends with the children getting eaten.
Oumaji
"The seemingly endless, sun-blessed desert is the home of the Oumaji tribe."
- All Deserts Have Cacti: The Sajaa Cacti is a type of fruit that spawns in the Oumaji lands. The Oumaji use a special tool to harvest them to avoid being pricked by their poisonous needles.
- Born in the Saddle: Oumaji place great value on the Shebra, a riding animal that helps them trek across the desert. In-game, Oumaji start with the ability to train Riders.
- Narcissist: Shebrons are good at finding oases in the desert, because they really like looking at their own reflection in the water.
- Qurac: Since they are based on Middle Eastern or Sub Saharan Africa.
- Shifting Sand Land: Being a desert-themed tribe, their native land has few forests and lots of open fields, providing a lot of room for their Riders to move around.
- Zebras Are Just Striped Horses: The Oumaji uses Shebrons as their mount.
Kickoo
"White sandy beaches with coconut palms. Abundance of fruit and fish. Welcome to the home of the Kickoo."
- Injun Country
- Horse of a Different Color: They ride on Leoon, which were probably based on jaguars.
Hoodrick
"The yellow autumn leaves of the Hoodrick woods are perfect hideouts for its peculiar mushroom stuffing inhabitants."
- Horse of a Different Color: Their mount of choice is the hooxe, which are just Polytopian bulls.
Luxidoor
"The Luxidoor love expensive things, jewels, rare spices and exclusive ornaments. That is also why they are the most expensive tribe in Polytopia!"
- Horse of a Different Color: They use elephants instead of horses.
- Rich People: Luxidoor starts with more stars than the other tribes.
- Wealth's in a Name: The tribe's name is a Meaningful Name and a play on the word "luxury".
Vengir
"Frowned upon by the other tribes and pushed into the unpleasant wastelands. Will they tolerate this injustice or rise to fight back?"
- All the Other Reindeer: The official tribe profile says that the Vengir were forced to lived in the wastelands by the other tribes.
- Horse of a Different Color: They ride on purple stripped rhino-like animals.
- Master Swordsman: The tribe specializes on swordmaking and starts with a single Swordsman instead of a Warrior unit.
- Meaningful Name: Their name is a play on "vengeance" which relates to their backstory.
Zebasi
"Zebasi thrive on the warm savannah, cultivating the rich soil to provide food for their mighty population."
- Horse of a Different Color: Judging on their leopard head gear, you think they would be riding them. No, they prefer riding on Georoffies (giraffes).
Ai-Mo
"The tranquil and wise Ai-Mo tribe inhabits the harshest, windiest, and highest mountain range of the square, where they have found inner peace by meditating in the eternal evening light."
- Tribe of Priests
- Warrior Monk: Despite starting with the Meditation tech, they can still train offensive units that are available to other tribes.
- Horse of a Different Color: They ride on llamas instead
Quetzali
"The Quetzali tribe worship the Bird Gods of the red soil and live in harmony with the natural symmetry of their cubistic jungles. They are commonly seen riding giant flightless birds."
- Horse of a Different Color: The tribe rides on flightless brown birds.
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Their tribe starts with the shields technology.
Yădakk
"The Yădakk started out as a nomadic tribe in the beautiful harsh Khalee plains. Now they are the traders of the Square, connecting their empire with impressive trade routes."
- Proud Merchant Race: The Yădakk starts with roads which is essential for land-based inter-city trade within a tribe's territory.
Special Tribes
Aquarion
"From the deep oceans a long lost civilization appears! Their extreme isolation has given them special aquatic abilities that are unknown to the other more human tribes."
- Atlantis: The Aquarion are based on the Atlanteans.
- City on the Water: They don't have underwater cities but their cities sit on top of waters that are shallow enough for non-Aquarion land units to cross.
- Fish People: The have fish scales and a fin in place of headgear. Ironically, they can't actually travel on water without assistance
- Horse Archer: Or in this case, a Turmelon Tridenteer. Aquarion's unique Tridention unit has the combined abilities of an Archer and a Rider, making them extremely versatile.
- Horse of a Different Color: The Aquarion ride on top of the shell of sea turtles called Turmelons.
∑∫ỹriȱŋ
"The mysterious ∑∫ỹriȱŋ defend their woodland homes with colorful magic and the ferocity of fire-breathing dragons!"
- Fair Folk: Their design is heavily based on fairies and elves.
- Fantastic Naming Convention: Often transliterated as Elyrion, the tribe's language consist of Greek letters, latin letters with diacritics, and mathematical symbols.
- Invented Linguistic Distinction: They use a different script from the other tribes.
- Magical Society: Unlilke most tribes which uses conventional weaponry, the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ are known for their weaponized enchantments.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: They can turn animal resources into minotaur-like or minotaur units.
- Unicorn: They ride on unicorns or occasionally turn them into minotaurs.
- Weaponized Animal: While all tribes has mounted units, the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ have animals themselves as units. They command dragons, enchanted whales, and minotaur-like enchanted animals.
Polaris
"The Polaris have lain trapped in the far reaches of the freezing tundra for eons, but were blessed by the unknowable Gaami with the power to expand their unnatural icy terrain farther than the weather permits."
- Cute Monster: The Mooni is admittedly quite adorable. According to lore, they also hum a happy tune while spreading ice.
- Elemental Nation: The Polaris are known for the ice-based specialty. They can freeze oceans, can train units which can easily traverse frozen terrain, and have units which can freeze the enemy for a turn.
- Eskimo Land: What their tribe is based on.
- Fantasy Aliens: One of the tribe celebrations describes the Gaami as being from an alien world.
Cymanti
"The Cymanti are a breakout group of Polytopians who moved to the swampy forests and learned to live with the Ciru Bug, which attaches to their faces and merges with their brains."
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Apllies to most of their units.
- Meaningful Name: Their name is a play on the word "mantis".
- Poisonous Person: Several of their units poison enemies when they attack.
- The Symbiote: The Circu Bugs attached to the heads of the Cymanti's people are said to grant enhanced senses for food and protection
