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And with Hivis, I don't think it would work lore-wise. We can bring back the character, but he would need to become a planeswalker, and become immortal. So it would have to be a new card.
How about we model this set after Lorwyn? They seem to share strong tribal themes, and I think there could be a dark reflection...
I have a question that's very important to me though: What will the zombies of the plane be like? The spirits of fallen warriors I mentioned earlier could very well be repurposed as zombies. And Zombies wouldn't be bad even with a Tribal component, because it can so easily be added to other creature types.
Like Moana's plot line a bit. Just an idea.
Oh, and the ancient evil is actually a slumbering planeswalker.
Less cliché, more deaths, more original.
Lorwyn/Shadowmoor is one of the reasons I suggested scarecrows. It might not fit well culturally, but I think scarecrows could be explored more as a tribe. If you think about it, most planes have something that doesn't reflect the culture/concept represented. Innistrad had steampunk elements, Ravnica has gorgons, Kaladesh has very little to do with India aside from general aesthetics, and so on.
I've wanted to do a Polynesian inspired world myself for a while,I even made a single card for it :P https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/hehena-island-shaman-1
I think the tribal should be a bit different than what has been suggested, for no other reason than to fit more closely with actual Polynesian myth. Going off of some of @NokiSkaur's ideas:
W (Flying): Spirits, Birds
W (Non-Flying): Menehune (Dwarves)
U (Flying): Spirits, Birds
U (Non-Flying): Leviathans, Merfolk, Fish, Turtles
B (Flying): Demons (I don't like this one since demon's in a western sense aren't a part of Polynesian culture. There are demons (kind of), but their not evil flying things, really more akin to horrors), Birds
B (Non-Flying): Tiki, Kakamura (Goblins), Horrors
R (Flying): (Devoid, maybe volcanic ash elementals?)
R (Non-Flying): Tiki, Kakamura (Goblins), Menehune (Dwarves)
G (Flying): Birds (More Specifically Birds of Paradise http://shop.tcgplayer.com/magic/magic-2012-m12/birds-of-paradise, the plants are everywhere in Polynesia)
G (Non-Flying): Beasts
WUBRG: Humans, Gods, Demigods? Maybe have Demi as a separate subtype? (for example, it would be a Creature- Demi God)
Classes: Shaman, Priest, Warrior, Mystic, Artisan, Fishermen, Artificer(?)
If you want to do factions, I would do 5 2-color factions, but using a mix of allied and enemy color pairings. Mechanically speaking, It seems like we have a base for:
WG Artisans,
RB Cultists,
UG Wayfinding,
WR Dwarves,
UB Shamans.
I've edited the list. It isn't exactly the same as what you're proposing, but it follows a bit more closely. If this does end up being tribal, I'd rather exclude goblins. I understand that they're a staple of both Magic and multiple world cultures, but I feel there's very little to be done with the idea. I'll do a bit more research on the culture, and if I see significant differences, I'll add them in their respective colours.
@KrampisZman Nice to meet you! Good to have you on the project.
In making this, I realized that Tikis would work well with an enchantment theme
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