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Overview

The barbarian clans are the indigenous peoples of the lands surrounding Davokar

Davokar

The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire.

Read more →. They have lived in and around the forest for centuries, long before the Ambrians

Ambrians

Civilized human refugees from Alberetor. Hierarchical, expansionist, devoted to Prios.

Read more → arrived. Originally thirteen clans existed, but the Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n conquest reduced that number: one clan was assimilated, another was destroyed.

The clans are loosely united under the High Chieftain

High Chieftain

Leader of the united barbarian clans at Karvosti.

Read more → at Karvosti

Karvosti

Sacred cliff-top meeting place of the barbarian clans. Where the High Chieftain and witches hold council.

Read more →, but each clan is effectively self-governing with its own chieftain, customs, gods, and traditions. They can be grouped by geography: northern forest clans, western plains clans, and southern forest clans.

United loosely under the High Chieftain at Karvosti, each clan has its own territory, customs, gods, and traditions.

NORTHERN FOREST CLANS

These four clans inhabit the deep northern reaches of Davokar

Davokar

The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire.

Read more →. They are the most isolated from Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n influence and tend to be the most traditional — and most dangerous.

WESTERN PLAINS CLANS

Two clans occupy the open grasslands west of Davokar

Davokar

The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire.

Read more →. Their way of life differs dramatically from the forest clans.

SOUTHERN FOREST CLANS

These clans inhabit the southern reaches of Davokar

Davokar

The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire.

Read more →, closest to Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n territory. They have the most contact with — and most varied reactions to — the Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n presence.

THE LOST CLANS

Clan Kadiz

Clan Kadiz

The lost 12th clan. Assimilated into Ambrian society after the fall of Kadizar. No longer exists as a distinct people.

Read more → — The Assimilated (12th Clan)

Status: Absorbed into Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n society.

The Kadiz were the barbarian clan whose settlement occupied the ruins of Lindaros

Lindaros

Ancient barbarian city-state that once stood where Yndaros is now. Destroyed by plague ~300 years ago.

Read more →. When the Ambrians

Ambrians

Civilized human refugees from Alberetor. Hierarchical, expansionist, devoted to Prios.

Read more → arrived in Year 0, the chieftain surrendered after a three-day siege. The clan was dissolved — its people integrated (often forcibly) into Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →n society. Many were enslaved and used as labor to build Yndaros

Yndaros

Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram.

Read more →. The Kadiz no longer exist as a distinct people. Their settlement became Ambria

Ambria

The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.

Read more →'s capital.