Thread:Rosielyn/@comment-24419494-20140430215528/@comment-10148112-20140430233240

All the tribes (in story) decended from a single person in Tanari history a few hundred fews ago, so there wouldn't be that much cultural difference between the tribes. Personally, I'm rather set keeping a generic Arab with a mix in of Egyptian in there for the time being.

And when it comes to what they have in common, that certainly remains true, but many tribes are polarized to one thing. The Tafi are heavily trade focused, and often rely on the protection of allies for defense. In contrast, the Ka'ab are isolationist and very aggressive (which may not make sense, now that I think about it). And the Uqyal are very religious. It goes on. But you did nail it on the head perfectly. In the end, each tribe wants to control more sand the others. Just they want to in different ways.