The Orlmarth Clan is a medium-sized Heortling clan, numbering about 960 people. Of these, 506 are adults (231 men and 275 women), 366 are children, and 88 are old, weak, holy, or otherwise unsuitable for the fyrd, the clan militia. The clan fyrd amounts to about 190 people (160 men, 30 women). The clan warband is made up of the clan warriors and numbers perhaps 75 (60 men, 15 women), including the chieftain, his weaponthanes, and those men and Vingans trying to make a name for themselves.
The clan supports 10 weaponsthanes – full-time elite warriors who live in the Warrior's Hall (next to the Chieftain's Hall) on permanent guard and military duty. They are the best fighters in the clan and can fight from horseback. They stand in the forefront of battle, leading other warriors and taking risks for the clan. In return, the clan feeds, clothes, and houses them, gives them arms and armor, and gifts them with arm-rings and battle-trained horses.
The chief maintains another 10 to 15 huscarls – warriors who also reside in the warriors' halls and fight for the chief. They are largely younger men seeking to make names for themselves. Other clan thanes and nobles maintain huscarls as well. Out of 10 weaponsthanes, we've got 7 men, 3 women (two Vingans and one Redaylda Rigsdal worshipper). Of the male weaponsthanes, 5 worship Orlanth, 2 worship Humakt.
The clan as a whole has about 50 men and 15 women with the warrior keyword (including weaponsthanes). The women are all of the clan's Vinga worshippers, plus one or two oddities. The men are nearly all Orlanth worshippers, plus two Humakti. Finovan and Helemakt are probably the most common Orlanth warband subcult (although Vingkot is their patron god).
Jeff
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