The Panda-Tribe

The Panda-Tribe is one of the Tribes in Alpha Academy. They're most known for being one of the more friendly tribes, at least comparatively. Their cities are famous for welcoming anybody into their borders, though this is, again, in comparison to how strict their fellow tribes can be. The Panda-Tribe is seen as a safe space to live for many members of extinct Tribes, with the most notable example being the Bear-Tribe.

They're seen as a merry but impotent people, who were saved from extinction by the Deer-Tribe and the Monkey-Tribe. Because of this, many in the Deer-Tribe expect Panda-Tribe citizens to feel as though they owe them something, an attitude that's beginning to corrode relations between the Panda-Tribe and the Deer-Tribe.

General Culture
A phrase commonly used to describe the Panda-Tribe is "Party-people," and it's an accurate one. They love to throw festivals, decorating the streets in ribbons and covering buildings in banners. They'll celebrate nearly any event; whether its an actual holiday or not.

The Panda-Tribe is one of the Tribes that descend from China's survivors of the "Great Apocalpyse." Though much of their original culture was lost in the apocalypse, some of it still lives on in their food and architecture.

The Panda-Tribe is very modern, mostly due to the Monkey-Tribe using Panda-Tribe land for various factories & industries. Having taken inspiration from the Deer-Tribe, The Panda-Tribe is one of the few tribes that elect their leader democratically. While the Deer-Tribe can't be considered fully democratic, (they're more of an oligarchy,) the Panda-Tribe took the concept and ran with it.

Physical Appearance
Appearances in the Panda-Tribe vary more than usual. The Panda-Tribe is known for their wide array of hair & eye colors, mostly due to the cultures that they absorbed over time. However, as all Tribes do, they still have distinct similarities that mark them all as "Panda-Tribe." Mainly their facial features; a round face, a round, wide-set nose, and bearlike fangs. While their actual height, weight and build can vary, most Panda-Tribe people are stockier than average and have a natural strength due to their bear genes. Similarly, many are above average height for the same reasons.

The two most common hair colors are black and white-blonde, though black is predominant. A less notable third color is brown, though this is half due to the mix of black and blonde, and half due to the remnants of the Bear-Tribe that choose to live in Panda-Tribe cities.

Even though one can find any natural eye color in the Panda-Tribe, the most dominant eye color is brown. The second most common eye color is blue, with the third and most rare being green. Green is very rare, found in less than 1% of the population, but not impossible. The Panda-Tribe is also known for a special purple-hued subset of blue, usually dubbed "Panda-Tribe-blue."

Architecture
Despite the urban overhaul that they received from the Monkey-Tribe, one can still find Panda-Tribe traditional Chinese designs subtly hidden in their modern skyscrapers and city streets.