A few comments. First thing is that I strongly disagree with the basic assumption that most Orlanthi "cults" tend to operate on such organized lines as described. A shrine to Issaries (or for that matter - Humakt, Mastakos, Elmal or whomever) at a clan or tribal center is going to have devotees who organize their personal world according to the biases of their bloodline, clan, tribe, patrons, clients, etc. Now it is true that some devotees of Issaries, by virtue of their travels and intertribal connections, may actually value their extra-tribal associates more than their own clan members. To that extent, David is right. To the extent that Orlanthi will always view the world through the lens of bloodline, clan, tribe, etc., Peter is correct.
A devotee of any "normal" god is nearly always going to identify himself/herself as a member of a bloodline or clan before identifying with fellow devotees from outside of the bloodline or clan. That is, after, Orlanth's way.
Jeff
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