Minmatar
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Minmatar is a fictional race in the MMOG EVE Online, traditionally from the planet of Matar. They are one of the four playable races in the game, and are the most numerous of all the races in EVE. The official state is the Minmatar Republic, but only a quarter of all Minmatars are part of it, including all Minmatar player characters. The Minmatar are fiercely independent and traditionally live in a clan-based society that evolved due to their nomadic origins. Clans used to war against each other, but in the current tense political atmosphere, the Minmatars have learned to work together as a race. Once enslaved by the Amarr, most of the Minmatar are now free, and are an active and important force in the political and social atmosphere of EVE.
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[edit] Bloodlines
The Minmatar race is composed of the Sebiestor, Brutor, Vherokior, Krusual, Nefantar, Thukker and Starkmanir bloodlines. In the game of EVE Online, only the first three are playable. As such, more is known about them than about the others. Those three and the Krusual tribes are also the tribes that make up the Minmatar Republic. The Nefantar have become what are now known as Ammatars, after having helped the Amarr during the enslavement of the Minmatar race. The Thukker tribe has dispersed, and most do not even consider themselves Minmatar any longer, having forsaken even the traditional tattoos of the Minmatar. The Starkmanir tribe were almost completely crushed four centuries ago, but a few remain as slaves to the Amarr.
[edit] Sebiestor
The Sebiestors, led by Karin Midular, are lithe and thin compared to the other tribes, and are more inclined towards industry and engineering. They initially originated from the Mikramurka continent on Matar, an inhospitable land in the planet's northern arctic region.
[edit] Brutor
The Brutor are a fierce tribe led by Wkumi Pol, known for their physical strength. They originated in the southern hemisphere of Matar, after having split from the Starkmanir thousands of years ago. They were enslaved more than the other tribes when the Amarr came, simply because of their physical strength that made them good slave laborers. Many Brutors are still enslaved, though the Republic and the tribe itself are constantly working to free them.
[edit] Krusual
The Krusual, led by Tenerhaddi Dykon, hail from the mountainous region of the upper Tronhadar valley on Matar. They were very resistant to the Amarr, and used their strategic mountainous terrain to constantly antagonize those who would try to enslave them.
[edit] History
Matar was originally colonized in 8,017 AD, 30 years after the opening of the EVE gate. It is located in the CMS-17 system, now known as Pator. The clan system began to evolve approximately 10,000 years after the EVE gate closed, but a global culture doesn't fully develop until 20,374 AD. In 21,413 AD the Minmatar finally enter space, and begin to colonize the planets and moons in the Pator system over the next centuries. In 22,355, the Amarr arrive, and soon begin enslaving the Minmatar people. By 22,480, the race is conquered. In 23,216 AD, the Minmatar slaves rebelled, and successfully oust the Amarrians thanks to a war with Jove that the Amarr were preoccupied with. Now, in 23,341 AD, the Minmatar are still working to free the rest of their people.
[edit] Ships
The Minmatar create and fly ships of all types. Their ships appear more ramshackle then aerodynamic, but are the quickest ships of their class.
