Another tribal map I put together for a project. Here is the Culbrea tribe and its clans.
- Elk Clan. About 750 members. In Elkenvale.
- Blue Spruce. About 300 members. At Jarolar Keep. Led by Elmalandti (Kallyr’s Orlanth Thunderous priest). Bandits.
- Barlamani. About 400 members. Around Elendra’s Graze. King Ranulf’s clan. Bandits.
- Lorthing. Largest clan with 850 members. At Fox Hollow. Farmers.
- Mathiording. About 600 members. At Ridgetop. Bandits.
- Orlamani. About 450 members. Pastoralists.
- Owl. About 500 members. Along Owl Flight Crest. Hunters and bandits.
- Red Vireo. About 400 members. Between Hill of Orlanth and the Finger. Priestly.
- Two Pine/Jotaring. About 750 members. At Horse Rest. Bandits.
Bandits. = Freedom fighters, rebels, “herders”, free warriors, etc.
All those clans seem to be quite small. Why is that? several of them are less than a decade old and are likely little more than warrior-initiatory societies than have been living in the hills and raiding like Orlanth Adventurous.
Culbrea
A member of the Jonstown city ring, the Culbrea are best known for their control of the Hill of Orlanth Victorious, an important Orlanthi sacred place. The Culbrea are centered on the Lorthing and Moaning Vales. They are a comparatively small and poor tribe, but have more warrior societies than other tribes. The tribe receives much of its revenue from its control over several important sacred places and through war and brigandage. They consider themselves the “Free Tribe” but others call them the “Bandit Tribe.”
For some 70 years, the Culbrea were led by Hofstaring Treeleaper, a heroic figure with a magical leaping ability and a spear that could fight on its own. He reluctantly led the tribe in the rebellion later called Starbrow’s Rebellion, and was killed by the Lunars. In punishment for their role in Starbrow’s Rebellion, the Culbrea lost two clans to the Cinsina tribe, and one clan to the Aranwyth. A fourth clan went to the Aranwyth after a short war. The current king, Ranulf, led the tribe to successfully rebel against the Lunar Occupation. During the rebellion, several warrior societies formed into small clans, who survived in the hills through war and banditry.
The Barlamani came out of the Lorthing, the Blue Spruce came out of the Mathiording and Red Vireo clans, and the Orlmanni came out of the Owl clan.
Note that the Gwandor are not the name of any canonical clan of the Culbrea.
