Catching up as a fairly new player, I task myself to finish most old content before stepping into anything pass 6.0msq, so much blue quests, side quests, crafting & gathering yet untouched.

Just want to ask if any of the beast tribe questlines are relevant to the story or not.
I've heard how grindy it gets, so my original plan was to get every tribe to at least friendly in the hopes of not missing out any major story depends on how grindy it is. If they are important to the storytelling I'll get them to their highest ranks, if not I'll stick to my plan.