The Clans

There are three types of Tulgar clans:

Kangar - A clan that can call one or several other clans their vassals are worthy of the title Kangar and their leaders can approach the great Moot.

Quaz - Most clans fall under this umbrella, these are the traditional Tulgar clans.

Khorr - These are the clans that live in towns. They have low social status among the other clans and are all vassals to some clan or another, but they have some clout due to their wealth and connections to surrounding civilizations.

The first Tulgar town was founded by a forgotten people pushed out of the Uru empire who settled on the borders of the steppes. This people made a fortified settlements but did not live there long before they were vassalized by a Tulgar clan. Said clan was later decimated in some war and their remnants retreated to their vassal fort to regain their strenght, but instead they merged with the people there and became the first settled clan known as Khorr, from which we get the name.

Tulgar towns are closer to fortified trading posts than actual towns and their survival hinge on the protection of their Kangar-clan who find them convenient for taxing purposes. The Tulgar clans war between themselves over the ownership of the trade routes over the steppe, particularly from the Uru empire to Vezants and burning rival towns is a tried and true way of forcing the relocation of trade routes.

Kangar clans

Clan of flying swords - northmost of all clans, fought giants in the age of legend, they do not keep slaves

Sunrider Clan - Has the swiftest of all horses, their Sha-khans claim to be descendants of Bahkam, strong worship of Svarog

Black Goat clan - Brutal and fierce, they have perhaps the largest horde of warriors. Borders Jereman.

Two-headed eagle clan - their two rulers are always man and woman, descending from 2 different Zakharian royal families.

Clan of thorns - have gotten rich by controlling trade routes. Values knowledge and art, holds schools in large tents they call Madrassa

Tiger clan - lives to the east and have close ties to the Yurkat clans

Fiery Antelope clan - boasts the greatest smithing skill in all of Tulgar

Thunder-hawk clan - Dances with wild abandon in thunderstorms, believes one must die in battle to have a good after life, will make a ritual battle to send of those dead of other causes.

Clan of four rivers - Aided in the freeing of the Blue snakes of the mountain in the age of legend, Liru is their chief deity