Ficts

The Ficts were a Borealian tribe that settled into northern Occidentalis Minor and created havoc in numerous nations during the 3rd to 5th centuries. Their settlement choices partially created the modern-day country of Fictia and lent it it's name, although the political and cultural status of Fictia have been more influenced by refugees from The Empire.

History
The first known evidence of the Ficts appear around the year 0, with remnants of pottery and some primitive stone structures discovered. It appears the Ficts originated as one of the many semi-nomadic tribes occupying the continent of Borealis known for raiding the northern border of The Empire, distinguished from the others by the usage of an early form of Fictian as a language. With northern homelands in what is today Friesland, the PRA's Borealis colony, and the (ironically Fictian) Exarchate of Frigida, this specific tribe seemed to have little interests in taking part in those southerly raids.

A warmer climate appears to have existed in north Borealis during these centuries, making steppes in the area abundant with grass and even able to somewhat support agriculture. It appears from the stone structures that the Ficts were actually a settled people from their origin, although there may have been little governmental organization other than chiefdoms, more like like a pastoral society.

It appears that the Ficts were peaceful and insignificant until about 200, when geologic records indicate a colder climate appeared, turning the northern steppes into a harsher place to live. The settled communities were abandoned at this time, similar to the other settled tribes in the area. Unlike other Borealians in the area, who mostly migrated south to the Empire's border, the Ficts took a different approach to their circumstances. Likely based on Carthaginian vessels that had explored the area, ships were mass produced by the tribe and they emigrated by their new fleet in hopes of finding a new land entirely.