Here are my thoughts and some revised character history about the hipparion creature as a "theme" of the tribe.
From what I gather, in real life the hipparion is a paleolithic horse that had 3 toes and stripes, and hung out in plains and other open areas. Also in real life, tribes usually name themselves based upon what they hunted or utilized a lot in their daily life.
Since the Hipparion tribe dwells mainly in the desert, I'm thinking of combining the idea of the traditional hipparion with the oryx, of which some subspecies dwell in the desert, like the scimitar oryx. There are currently no visuals that I can find of hipparions in any Final Fantasy game - so for something to look at, I think I'm gonna try to draw them, combining these two real life animals.
![[Image: hipparion-fig9-8.jpg]](http://www.adias-uae.com/logatham/hipparion-fig9-8.jpg)
"Real" Hipparion
![[Image: Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Beisa_Oryx_%28Oryx_beisa%29.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Beisa_Oryx_%28Oryx_beisa%29.jpg)
Oryx
As for behavior of the tribe, here is my idea: the Hipparion tribe, historically, was known for herding / riding hipparion, utilizing them for food and a nomadic lifestyle in the desert, as well as combining flashy spear / axe / thrown weapon techniques with their mounted advantage to hunt (interesting note: dragoons in real life were initially mounted cavalry).
I think it's safe to say at some point the hipparion became extinct, but the lifestyle of the tribe remained similar - still using spears / axes, but no longer with the aid of being mounted or being able to herd animals for food. I think they could easily be both known for dragoon and marauder-type techniques.
From what I gather, in real life the hipparion is a paleolithic horse that had 3 toes and stripes, and hung out in plains and other open areas. Also in real life, tribes usually name themselves based upon what they hunted or utilized a lot in their daily life.
Since the Hipparion tribe dwells mainly in the desert, I'm thinking of combining the idea of the traditional hipparion with the oryx, of which some subspecies dwell in the desert, like the scimitar oryx. There are currently no visuals that I can find of hipparions in any Final Fantasy game - so for something to look at, I think I'm gonna try to draw them, combining these two real life animals.
"Real" Hipparion
Oryx
As for behavior of the tribe, here is my idea: the Hipparion tribe, historically, was known for herding / riding hipparion, utilizing them for food and a nomadic lifestyle in the desert, as well as combining flashy spear / axe / thrown weapon techniques with their mounted advantage to hunt (interesting note: dragoons in real life were initially mounted cavalry).
I think it's safe to say at some point the hipparion became extinct, but the lifestyle of the tribe remained similar - still using spears / axes, but no longer with the aid of being mounted or being able to herd animals for food. I think they could easily be both known for dragoon and marauder-type techniques.
