First Tribe

The First Tribe is considered the original cluster of humanity.

Description
The First Tribe only had the Old Tongue in the beginning. Eventually, The Song came, though it is unknown how it came to be. After THEE-I-DARE was awakened, he created The Word. The First Tribe is described briefly in the Journals/DS - Bells Chat Transcript Journal where two members are described seeing a light in a cave, go in, and then emerge from the cave holding the First Fire and speaking in sync, "we saw a god."

History
The First Tribe of Humanity was once a part of the Sleeping Voice (SPEAK-AS-ONE). Everyone in the tribe was a pair of hands under one mind. One of the tribe members, a woman, was sent into a lightless cave searching for supplies. Due to how narrow the cave was, she had to be sent alone. After being isolated for a long duration of time, a new Voice awakened, who would come to be known as THEE-I-DARE. When she returned to the tribe and was ordered back into the cave, she and THEE-I-DARE refused, so they called her the Daughter of Doubt. In response, she was tied to a stalagmite until she cooperated with orders to go back into the cave. The First Tribe thought she was mad, so they tried to cure her and bring her back into the Song. She would use words to recruit others into helping, such as secretly bringing her water. When the Daughter of Doubt was asked to go into the cave once more, she said she would, but instead, she left the tribe with those she recruited. This was the first lie, marking THEE-I-DARE as its creator.

The Daughter of Doubt is also mentioned in the Journals/DS - Bells Chat Transcript.

THEE-I-DARE was the first Voice to wake humankind, forming his own tribe with the humans he had awakened from SPEAK-AS-ONE's tribe. For thousands of years, they warred with each other. THEE-I-DARE gave humankind will and taught them language and words.

The Daughter of Doubt denied to answer questions about the First Tribe, but SPEAK-AS-ONE was still able to contact those who sought answers through reflective surfaces, such as water or a smooth stone. This served as a precursor to mirrors, like the one in The Hideout used for sacrifice.