Moonchel

Pilots from the Republic Military School's Center for Combat Studies are known for their creative approach to battle tactics.

The Minmatar Republic is very much based on tribal society. The Republic's justice system is handled on a tribal level. Tribes have their own courts and judgment halls.

There are seven major tribes, Sebiestor, Krusual, Brutor, Vherokior, Nefantar, Thukker and Starkmanir. Of these seven tribes, four founded and made up the Minmatar Republic for a time: the Sebiestor, Krusual, Brutor and Vherokior. The other three suffered various fates of dispersal or absence over the centuries.

The Starkmanir tribe was almost totally destroyed by the Amarrians after a crushed rebellion four centuries ago. Until recently, it was believed only a handful remained as slaves within the Amarr Empire. The Nefantars collaborated with the Amarrians during the occupation of Minmatar territory. They were driven out alongside the Amarrians during the Minmatar Rebellion and became known as the Ammatars. Lastly, the Thukkers were widely scattered throughout New Eden in the course of the Amarr occupation, their tribal bindings are loose and many of them don't even consider themselves to be a part of a tribe any longer. A great number of Thukker have rejected many of the strongest traditions of the Minmatars, such as tattooing.

However, much has changed in the last decade or so, and many Nefantar, the Starkmanir and even the Thukker are now turning back to their homeland in great droves. A remnant of the Starkmanir survived hidden within the Ammatar Mandate and returned to the Republic alongside a great number of Nefantar defectors. The nomadic Thukker Tribe, which had coalesced in the Great Wildlands since the Great Rebellion and foundation of the Republic, chose to formally rejoin the Republic on terms that maintained their autonomy in their home region. As a result, today a great many free Minmatar live in a Tribal Republic made up of all seven of the great tribes of Matar.