Nick Brooke and John "His Truth Is Marching On" Brown:
>>I think people who *become* Kings do so from an established position within
>>their clan and tribe; they aren't likely to be rank outsiders.
>Nick, I think you are obviously correct when you say tribal kings will be
>clan chieftains and family heads. Obviously it is going to be incredibly hard
>for a rank outsider to ascend to tribal kingship without proving himself as a
>clan chieftain.
I have to butt in to express an obvious exception: when the tribal ring (or
whoever elects kings) is hopelessly deadlocked, an outsider is a very
attractive candidate. "Anybody but a Greydog." "Anybody but a Poss." "I
know, let's pick this war hero over here." Ross Perot, anyone?