This article is a comprehensive, non-exhaustive list of known tribes assimilated or destroyed by Caesar's Legion through conquest, subterfuge, diplomacy, or a combination thereof. It is stated that by October 2281, the Legion had conquered a total of 87 tribes.[1][2]
Assimilated[]
This section lists all tribes that are confirmed as assimilated, meaning they were integrated into the Legion, with their individual tribal identities and legacy destroyed to be replaced by Legion culture.
Grand Canyon[]
The first seven tribes that formed the foundation of the Legion were known to be inhabiting the Grand Canyon area, where the expedition led by Edward Sallow, Bill Calhoun, and Joshua Graham arrived around 2246.[3][4] Some minor tribal settlements managed to evade notice but were eventually all united.
Of these seven assimilated tribes, only three have been named to date:
- Blackfoot - The first tribe led into battle by Caesar.[3][4] Former members include Canyon Runner.[5]
- Fredonians - One of the original seven tribes, conquered by Caesar after the Kaibabs.[3]
- Kaibabs - One of the original seven tribes, conquered by Caesar after destroying the Ridgers.[3]
Arizona[]
- Twisted Hairs - Said to be a powerful tribe known for their signature dreadlocks, this tribe served as scouts for the Legion during its conquest of Arizona. They were forcibly assimilated by Caesar and Vulpes Inculta at Dry Wells, with malcontents crucified along Interstate 40.[6] Former members include Ulysses.[7]
- Hidebarks - The 67th tribe conquered by the Legion. By some accounts, Legate Lanius formerly belonged to this tribe.[8][9]
- Painted Rock - It is stated that some of the longest-serving and most dangerous veterans of the Legion by 2281 formerly belonged to this tribe.[10]
Colorado[]
- Hangdogs - Said to be one of the few tribes that dwelled in the ruins of Denver, living in symbiosis with its population of wild dogs. Conquered and assimilated by Legate Lanius sometime after 2277. Former members include Antony.[11][12][13]
Unknown[]
- Sun Dogs - Conquered sometime in the mid-23rd century with Dead Sea participating in the campaign.[14]
Exterminated[]
This section makes up the tribes that were destroyed by Caesar's Legion due to either not surrendering to Caesar's rule or not being seen fit to be assimilated into the Legion proper. A total of six tribes are known to have been conquered by the Legion and then exterminated due to various reasons.[15]
Grand Canyon[]
- Ridgers - The first tribe conquered that was exterminated without assimilation, said to have been the weakest enemy of the Blackfoots. All men, women, and children were killed.[3]
Unknown[]
- Twin Mothers - Said to have created the recipe for bitter drink. Ulysses' account of them is ambiguous as to whether they were assimilated into the Legion or exterminated.[16]
References[]
- ↑ The Courier: "Tell me about Caesar."
Gabban: "What can be said? He's a man of towering intellect, the founder of the Legion, conquerer
of 86 tribes. Caesar is the salvation of mankind, his Legion the rebirth of civilization in a benighted age. Don't worry, you'll know him well when you serve him. Or you'll be dead."
(Gabban's dialogue) - ↑ Armor of the 87th Tribe
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Courier: "What changed you from a Follower to dictator?"
Caesar: "When I was 20, the Followers sent me East to Grand Canyon. It was my first expedition, just me and a physician named Calhoun. As an anthropologist and linguist, my assignment was to learn the dialects of the Grand Canyon tribes. What a fucking waste of time!"
The Courier: "Why would learning dialects be a waste of time?"
Caesar: "If you think it's worthwhile to make smart people learn how to talk like backward savages, you're a Follower of the Apocalypse... or an idiot. Anyway, we met up with a Mormon missionary who already knew a bunch of dialects - Joshua Graham. He was supposed to teach me. But before that went too far, the Blackfoot tribe captured us, to hold us for ransom. They were a backward bunch. But the real problem was, they didn't know how to fight."
The Courier: "What was wrong with the Blackfoot?"
Caesar: "The Blackfoot were at war with seven other tribes, each just as pissant as they were. But outnumbered like that, they weren't going to last long. It's one thing to be taken hostage, another to be lashed to a sinking ship. So over Calhoun's objections, I decided to take certain steps."
The Courier: "What steps did you take?"
Caesar: "I taught them how to use the guns they already had - how to strip and clean them, how to breathe when pulling a trigger, how to reload ammunition. They looked at me like I was some kind of a sorcerer. So I taught them how to make explosives, and started drilling them on small unit tactics. If there's anything I learned as a Follower of the Apocalypse, it's that there's a lot of good information in old books."
The Courier: "What happened after you trained the Blackfoot?"
Caesar: "{LATIN} Divide et impera - divide and conquer. I led the Blackfoot against the Ridgers, their weakest enemy. When they refused to surrender, I ordered every man, woman, and child killed. When next we surrounded the Kaibabs and they likewise refused... I took one of their envoys to the Ridgers' village and showed him the corpse piles. This was new for the tribes, you see. They played at war, raiding each other, a little rape and pillage here, a little ransoming there. I showed them total warfare. Like I said, there's a lot you can learn from old books."
The Courier: "What happened to the tribes?"
Caesar: "The Kaibabs joined me, and the Fredonians after that - all the pissant tribes, with names that should be forgotten. I knew from the start I'd need to eradicate this plague of tribal identities, replacing them with a monolithic culture, a uniform identity. So that's what I did, once my confederation of tribes was large enough. I crowned myself Caesar and created a single Great Tribe - my Legion. I sent Calhoun, the Follower captured with me, back West with a message that I should not be interfered with. Joshua Graham, the Mormon interpreter, stayed with me and served as my first Legatus."
(Caesar's dialogue) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Courier: "Was one of those men Caesar?"
Joshua Graham: "No, not then. Back then he was just Edward. Smart man. Young, but we all were. We thought we could hike into the Grand Canyon and talk to Blackfoots. We did, and the Blackfoots were friendly enough at first, but eventually... I've thought back to that day so many times. I must have mistranslated. Something must have been mixed up, because the Blackfoots decided we weren't going to leave. The rest is history, assuming Edward hasn't changed it."
(Joshua Graham's dialogue) - ↑ Canyon Runner: "I have Blackfoot in me, the first tribe that Caesar ever led in battle - the tribe that formed the Legion."
(Canyon Runner's dialogue) - ↑ Legion slave ledger
- ↑ The Courier: "Any more recipes.. or histories... you can teach?"
Ulysses: "Antivenom's helpful around the Mojave with the Bark Scorpions. Even one sting can kill you. Tunneler bite can be just as bad. My tribe, Twisted Hairs, had a better way than Antivenom, if you act fast. Snakebite Tourniquet - cuts off the venom, no need to scavenge glands and blood. Or drink that mess. Part of the reason we wore our hair like we did, like I do now. Here's some for the road - trick to making it's not hard. Get bit, hook and twist it. Fast as blinking, doesn't give poison time to sink in."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "I've heard rumors of your legate, Lanius. What's his story?"
Caesar: "Lanius is the greatest of my battlefield commanders. Some might call him a great man, but I'm not sure he qualifies. Once, he was the greatest warrior of the Hidebarks, a tribe of the Arizona. Maniacal in battle. Sometimes he'd ambush Legion patrols by himself. When, after several months we found and surrounded the Hidebarks' camp, their Chieftain raised a banner of surrender. The warrior who was not yet Lanius went insane with rage. He struck down his Chieftain and attacked his own tribe."
(Caesar's dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "What happened when Lanius attacked his own tribe?"
Caesar: "He killed fifteen before they brought him down. He didn't die, obviously. I had him tended to. He was maimed, most of face torn off. It was days before he regained consciousness. When he did, I went to his bedside and showed him the helmet I'd had forged to cover his face. I said he could have it if he'd fight for me. He accepted... on condition that he be allowed to kill the surviving males of his tribe. I said, make it the adult males and you have a deal."
(Caesar's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "What's the Legion been up to?"
Chief Hanlon: "Word is that the Legion's old timers have shown up, Caesar's veterans from the Red Okie Centuria and what was the Painted Rock tribe. They're the best of the best and the baddest of the bad. Short of a centurion or praetorian, they don't come any tougher. You come across a pack of them, weigh your options carefully."
(Chief Hanlon's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Tell me about yourself."
Antony: "I've been around dogs all my life. They're my life, always were - all the way back when I was a tribal, one of the Hangdogs, outside Denver. Dogs roamed that city. Our tribe made peace with them. Thought they were our spirit animals - helped us hunt, provided for us in some lean times. Then the Legion came. Good thing, too. Stronger now, don't need those beliefs anymore."
(Antony's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "How did you end up joining the Legion?"
Antony: "When the Legion showed up, we fought, most tribes did. Hangdogs hung out longer than most... broke us by throwing our dogs on the fire. So we gave up, our elders couldn't bear the idea of our spirit animals burning in the afterlife. Still, Caesar was impressed enough to conscript us, use our skills with dogs to join the Legion as houndmasters."
(Antony's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Who is Legate Lanius?"
Ulysses: "Lanius... the 'Butcher.' Monster, Terror of the East. Not even his slaves have seen his face - struck them blind so they can't. Wears a mask, don't even know if it's the same man. He put Colorado to the sword, broke the Hangdogs by throwing their hounds upon the flames, so they might burn forever in the afterlife."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "I've slaughtered the enemy at Camp Forlorn Hope."
Dead Sea: "A glorious victory. You must be very satisfied. I'll send word of your achievement. Perhaps Caesar will see fit to send another contubernium to occupy the Camp. Here - take this, my blade. It was a gift from my Centurion upon the defeat of the Sun Dog tribe."
(Dead Sea's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Who is this Legatus you mention?"
Vulpes Inculta/Gabban: "Legatus Lanius, Monster of the East! Quite a man, if man he be. Caesar prides himself on selecting the right tool to overcome each new obstacle. In Lanius, he found his hammer. He's never been defeated in battle. 14 tribes have laid down arms at his boots. Another five, rendered extinct. His latest campaign in the wilds of the Utah has concluded, and he is en route. When he arrives, your doom arrives with him."
(Gabban or Vulpes Inculta's dialogue)
Note: The confirmed extermination of the Ridgers in addition to the unnamed five said to have fallen to Lanius totals to six known exterminations in the Legion's history. - ↑ The Courier: "Any recipes you can teach?"
Ulysses: "Depends what history has to say about them. There's a lot the land can provide... if you know the road that led to it. Mojave's got ways of healing most ills - if not, some tribe's usually found a way you didn't expect. Like Healing Powders. Tribes back West only use Xander and Broc flower. There's a way the Twin Mothers in the East used to brew it, though. Called it Bitter Drink, mixed up the Xander and Broc in a bottle, added some kick to it so your head doesn't get all clouded."
The Courier: "What's the history of it?"
Ulysses: "History? Cures a wound, leaves the bitterness that caused it. The Twin Mothers were always about lessons. Caesar taught them the last one, though, so that's it for them. Recipe still exists, Legion uses it on forced marches with wounded soldiers. Wouldn't have made it through Crimson River Trail a few years back without it - losing so much blood early on, was a Cazador feast. Enough Xander root and Broc flower along the trail though, the Legion was able to keep pace and get where they were going."
The Courier: "Can you share the recipe with me?"
Ulysses: "Can do that and one better... just enough around to mix some. Here - might make the Twin Mothers' history live a little longer, you carrying it. When you drink it, down it all in one shot, or your stomach's not going to want to keep going after the second drink."
(Ulysses' dialogue)
