The Hanu

The Hanu were one of the less 'pure' tribes of Sutekh, as they were descended neither from escaped prisoners back during the Colonial Days, nor were they tribals exported wholesale from another world. They were, in fact, 'civilized' people who banded together in order to better survive in a harsh world. Comprised entirely of primates, they formed during the first years after the Dominion left to, as their leader put it, "preserve the cultural and genetic identity of the primate peoples of the Dominion." To many this was seen as a rather radical view. After all, speciesism was an archaic notion, why should primates be considered special? Thus, most others ignored their Hanu and their strange ways, content to trade with them but otherwise leave them alone.

The one thing the Hanu had going for them was that, one, they openly used whatever technology they could get. Many tribes viewed technology as taboo, preferring to live a simpler and purer lifestyle. The Hanu had no such qualms; they used automatic rifles alongside bows and arrows, trucks alongside Upu. Two, they openly accepted any primates, and on a harsh world, companionship and security are the first thing many people look for. Thus, many of the primates exiled to Sutekh joined the Hanu because the tribe offered them a means of survival they otherwise wouldn't have had.

For roughly seven decades the Hanu wandered the desert. They were not a particularly powerful tribe, but they lived comfortably and happily compared to those who struggled to survive on their own. Unfortunately, as other tribes rose to prominence and power, the Hanu's comfort faded. Soon they were struggling to survive, because they were not a martial-minded people. Faced with starvation, assimiliation into another tribe, or disbanding, the Hanu's leader made a different decision. They would move to Shantytown, and they would find an easier way there. At first this wasn't anything major; after all, the Hanu were already civilized.

But eventually, the tribal leader decided they would become criminals, forming what was essentially a mafia family in order to ensure the survival of their people. From this point on, the Hanu as a tribe died, and now they have assimilated into the Shantytown culture, with most leaving the tribe and becoming normal citizens, and an amoral few becoming criminals of the worst sort.