Translations:Codex: Sydians/13/en

Sydian dietary requirements include heavy metals alongside water and organic nutrients; colonies form when the three are found in close proximity. Freshwater bodies carrying fish and trace metals are common sites. Isolated colonies have developed rudimentary farms using scavenged or stone tools once forage no longer supports population growth. Lone individuals, social groups without settlements, and those in frequent conflict exist as nomadic hunter-gatherers, sometimes for generations before a colony is founded.