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Orlanthi tribal kings

Posted on June 23, 2023

So what does an Orlanthi tribal king actually do? We know that the Orlanthi clans tend to be organized into tribes – confederations of kinship groups, led by the Orlanth cult and…

The Size of a Tribe

Posted on December 10, 2022

Let’s try a little to get a sense of scale of an Orlanthi tribe. Let’s start with one of the biggest – the Colymar. The tribe has about 13,000 members. Most are…

Tribes & Clans

Sartar Tribes Tribe Clans Settlements / Affiliation Ruler Notes References Aranwyth 6 clans Toena Fort (hillfort) King Jonatos 1621- Swenstown tribe Tribe locationPick a TribeCoR-DP 39, 75RQG 108 Big Horn Clan location…

Aranwyth Tribe

Posted on September 6, 2022

Pick a Tribe

Posted on December 21, 2021

The tribal information presented here helps you quickly get some of the most important characteristics of that tribe as a tribe. Pick one of the tribes from the following list or let…

Culbrea tribe

Posted on October 1, 2021

Another tribal map I put together for a project. Here is the Culbrea tribe and its clans. Bandits. = Freedom fighters, rebels, “herders”, free warriors, etc. All those clans seem to be…

Kheldon Tribe

Posted on September 27, 2021

Some notes on the Kheldon Tribe that might be of interest: The Kheldon or “Red-Haired” tribe came into Dragon Pass circa 1400, as part of the Second Wave of settlement. They were…

The Culbrea

Posted on September 9, 2021

The Culbrea are an example of a Sartarite tribe under considerable distress as a result of the Lunar Occupation and Rebellion. There are four “stable” clans – the Elk, Jotaring (aka Two…

Tribes of Sartar Map, 1625-1626

Posted on August 20, 2021

So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…

Organization of tribes and clans

Posted on July 4, 2021

Here’s something more recent – some notes on the organization of tribes and clans for the Sartar Book. Although individual priests might be on the tribal ring, they usually are there as…

Sartarite Tribal Assemblies

Posted on March 16, 2021

King of Dragon Pass and Thunder Rebels presented Sartarite tribal assemblies as pretty standardised events, like some small town city council meeting. However, in truth there’s little difference between a Sartarite tribal…

The Silver Age and the Dawn

The Silver Age Heort’s great successes inaugurated a period of twilight that preceded the actual first sunrise. This is called the Gray Age, or often the Silver to mark its increasing splendor….

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