#dreamerrants

Anyway, each clan is known for their “thing.” 

Mare controls the docks and sea around the city state, and are the masters of the navy (and also pirates to any ship which doesnt have a shipping agreement with them, which drives other clans nuts when they dont want to pay tariffs for shipments and try to get around them). Mare is known for shrewd and clever dealing with others, but also underhanded methods. Their youth are encouraged to run wild and get rid of their energy and resentment to better serve the family as adults. They specialize in the navy and ships.

Umbra supposedly controls the information flow for the city, but ultimately Umbra basically is the criminal underground, and you cant really be a criminal without Umbra’s approval, or without working directly with them. Umbra has its fingers in every pie, but very few overt resources to make power plays. Their youth is spent hidden in plain sight, as spies for their elders. After all who pays attention to a child or a teenager. They specialize in assassinations, covert operations.

Clan Fulmen is the science area, and are known for messing around with things they REALLY SHOULDNT. They are the only Clan that uses gunpowder weaponry, and their youth are known for being arrogant and daredevil, because they believe that they are superior to the other clans intellectually. They specialize in big flashy powerful displays of weaponry.

Clan Ventus is known for their carefree nature, and their defense of the outer areas of the city. They have hot air balloons which watch over the city, and much of the borders of the city are manned by their people. Their young people are encouraged to go on journeys of self discovery, to learn through personal experience. They specialize in adapting to new situations, and pick up new skills well, and among their skill sets include survival in the wild, and interaction with animals such as horses, dogs, and other animals used in farming and husbandry.

Clan Caelum protects the Monarch. They are made up of original clan members, usually those closely related to the monarch, and any people from other clans who have married into the clan. This clan is the most likely to recruit from outside its ranks through merit and trust to build and protect the city in a form of police force and secret service for the Monarch. Their youth spend their apprentice years working hard to prove themselves worthy of the respect of their elders and become officers in the corp of troops. They specialize in martial arts and weapons and are formidable fighters.

Why the heck am I still doing this I need to get a life.

They have their own form of a warrior code, and there are still parts of it that remain, particularly the rule about children. A lot of it is adapted of course but its still a code of honor.

Another thing which unites them is their religious beliefs. There is a temple which has a groups of priests? Oracles? Some form of religious people. And they teach that the clans were chosen from the beginning of time, and that those who live extraordinary lives, or something I dont know, will one day move on to the Starry Halls. Yeah this section is still sketchy.

Anyway, I dont know, I love working with fun possibilities and I love human warrior Aus.