Jons wrote:
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> Small clans, won't be so big in my view, you could consider, how many
> families do live in the clan, for a 10 family clan,m you can count 2 old
> people, 2 adult and 2 children, so 60 men, for a big clan, perhaps you could
> get to 25 families, which give 75 men.
>
Actually there's an intermediate social level in there -- the stead and the bloodline. A single nuclear family is not survivable in the more primitive conditions of Glornatha (much like the historical real world) -- any sort of disaster or accident or illness will be catastrophic. The smallest unit is the stead (which is usually a single bloodline) occupied by an extended family of about 20-30 individuals of varying ages (call it a dozen adults).
One or more steads make up a bloodline -- which is sort of a proto-clan related to a common ancestor or event.
A clan is made up of a group of bloodlines -- enough of them to be able to defend themselves from any casual hazards such as trolls or the Black Oak clan but small enough so that every bloodline has a voice in the council ring. Not to be represented is grounds for leaving or at least being very unhappy.
Hope this helps,
Jeff
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