CLAN POPULATION TOTEM NAME Orlarnii 850 Calling Thunder or Ironspike Tresdarni 900 (150 in Ironspike) Snakepipe Dancers or White Bear Danlarni 750 Thunderhead Cordali 1500 (100 in Ironspike) Sun Horse Priderni 350 (120 in Ironspike) 'Exiles' or GoodTrail
The tribal founder is Tovar the Hungry, son of Taros RidgeLeaper. Tovar
founded the ancestral stead of Piddledown in 1346. Piddledown lies upon the
smaller hill fort some 700 metres to the south of Ironspike. (For unknown
reasons, most of the Youf hill forts in the north were built in pairs, a large
open site (such as Ironspike), and a nearby, smaller, easily defended site
(Piddledown Heights).
Ordayla Orlanthson, Hunting God, Keeper of Mystery and Gift Bringer of the Elemental Compact is the tribal god. His temple is the wilderness itself.
THE TRESDARNI CLAN (PC CLAN) Solar 35%, Orlanthi 47%, Lunar 15%, Other 3%
The Tresdarni are commonly known as the 'Snakepipe Dancers' or by their totemic name, the 'White Bear' clan. Their lands encompass Jaskors Hold south of Ironspike, the western gors to the boundary of Snakepipe Hollow, and the northern and western reaches of the Lost Man Hills.
The clan founder is Orla Deep Mind, who led her clan in migration and apportioned land like a king. Her ancestral stead is Godi Gors, founded in 1465.
Other steads include Long Run, Three Beacons, Young LagerWater and Sentry Stead.
The flooded stead of the original LagerWater is sacred to the Uplanders, onetime home to both Tovar the Hungry and his children, the Animal Twins. Because of this, the Tresdarni are first in ritual and ceremony, but in other matters are overshadowed by the hostile Yelmalian Cordali clan.
Traditionally an Orlanthi hunting and marsh-farming clan, today a substantial minority of the clan live in Ironspike itself. Ordayla the Hunting God and Ernalda are the deities worshipped in the clan's public shrine. Worship of Orlanth is still common, but must be conducted circumspectly. Most of the clan's Elmali worshippers (and many Orlanthi) were killed in the years following the Righteous Wind.
Major bloodlines include the Valdor (Twin Birches), Heldarni (Windspear) and Kinlini (Sacred River).
Clan Chieftain is Orlstein Bluecloud, a priest of Orlanth Thunderous. Notables include Karim One-Eye, Broddi Clapsaddle, Kierston Two-Worlds, the immortal shaman Cloudstrider and young Balin Godgift.
The clan maintains strong and close links with the Orlarnii.
THE TRESDARNI CLAN RING C. 1624 The Lightbringer's Ring
Orlanth Orlstein Blue Cloud Issaries Forth the Righteous Lhankor Mhy Kierston TwoWorlds Chalana Arroy Tarman ForestDaughter Eurmal Orlan Smallpiece Odayla Karim FatWinter Humakt Broddi Clapsaddle
The Thunder Brothers
Vorana Laughing Buck (Vinga), Hreidar the Unready (Orlanth Goodvoice), Braggi Afraid of the Dark (Orlanth Adventureous).
The Welcome Voices
Earth Mother: Langa Cry No More
Thunder Priest: Lanson Black Mountain
Shaman: Cloudstrider
THE ORLARNII CLAN The Orlarnii encompass the High Fens, the western reaches of Jaskors Hold north of Ironspike, Godhurt and the Sheep of Luck Hills. Theoretically their lands extend north to Cholanti River, though the Uz might disagree. Amads Trail marks boundary with the Amad Tribe.
The Orlarnii are primarily wild hunters and trappers, little involved in tribal affairs. Like the Tresdarni, they were decimated by the Righteous Wind.
Clan founder is Densesros the Blade, who was Tovar's weapon thane. The ancestral stead is Beardance. Other steads include MammothSeen Ridge, Pricklefish, Many Boar, High Razor, Nutrich Edge, Ice Gors and Lava Guard.
THE DANLARNI CLAN
The Danlarni occupy the lands north-west of Jaskors Hold, and west to Ginijji
(Snakepipe Hollow). Their territory is bounded by the Giant's Walk in the
north west. The Clan founder is Lanolf UzFriend, and his ancestral stead is
HorseRun Falls. Other steads include Shadowdeep, UzDark, RawCook Pool,
Tovtaros Tor, TurtleSnap and the 'lost stead' of Ginunga's Gap.
THE CORDALI CLAN The largest and richest of the Tovtaros clans, the power of the Cordali has grown considerably during the reign of Harvar Ironfist. It is a Yelmalian solar clan, and often at odds with its fellow tribesfolk. Its territory includes the southeast corner of Jaskors Hold, the southwest reaches of Sheep of Luck, the rich and open Valley of the Chalk Man, and Gamla's Leap.
Clan founder was Yelam Lackland, who performed a series of quests to obtain land from the Orlarnii. This initial friendship between the clans has become a bitter rivalry. The ancestral stead is now the Elder Kukbirds Nest, as the original TrueSun Stead was destroyed and desecrated in 1612. Other steads include sacred Piddledown, Kinwood, Younger Kukbird, Stenchmud, Killwater, Sunwatch and Cofar's Rest.
Conla BrightShield, the tribal king of the Tovtaros, is a Cordali clan chieftain. He resides at Piddledown Stead.
THE PRIDERNI CLAN
One of the original clans, driven to extinction in a clan war with the Cordali
in the 1580s, and now 'revived' to accept the large number of refugees and
exiles
streaming into the wilderness from Sartar, Prax and Tarsh. The clan's original
founder was Harla Day of Life, but her shrine is no longer maintained. Most
of the clan live in Ironspike, but two steads, Godi Gallt and Lady's Pleasure,
have been granted the clan in exchange for oaths of fealty to the Orlarnii.
To be accepted into the clan, one must have dwelt within the region for three
years, not be an outlaw or criminal (lots of flexibility applied here), and
swear an oath to the Spirits of the Land and the Tribal King.
Believe it or not, I logged on tonight to talk about unkind cuts and mythical sexuality. I guess that'll be another post...
Cheers
John
From this the poem springs: that we live in a place That is not our own and, much more, not ourselves, And hard it is in spite of blazoned days.
End of Glorantha Digest V1 #305
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