Heil Clans

The Heil societal structure is based around a series of Clans which formed approximately 5.5 billion years ago. Originally, there was a single unified Clan. This Clan split in two, and later on a series of disagreements within each faction caused additional fractures. This created the structure of the ten clans seen today.

List of Heil Clans

 * Clan Mitragan: The Mercenaries
 * Clan Engodor: The Peacemakers
 * Clan Delques: The Assassins
 * Clan Umarak: The Soldiers
 * Clan Laqian: The Shipwrights
 * Clan Illyich: The Scientists
 * Clan Gelmond: The Historians
 * Clan Vorken: The Merchants
 * Clan Hemiark: The Architects
 * Clan Bytkam: The Farmers

History
Initially, following the Crusade of Aruned, there was a single clan, known as Clan Aruned. When the Great Schism occurred, and following the doomed battle with the Gatekeepers, this clan fragmented into two. Clan Mitragan was born of those Heil who believed that war and conflict was the only answer and Clan Engodor was formed by those who saw the opposite - that believed the Heil needed to focus on self-improvement and higher learning instead of combat and chaos.

These were the only two Heil Clans for a very long time, but ultimately they began to disagree on how to accomplish their goals. Further infighting and civil wars occurred on in Clan Mitragan, which birthed several offshoots. Clan Engodor, while not as violent, still saw separation and dissolution in their ranks. Each of the two greater Clans birthed four more, which gives us the total we see today. All Heil belong to one Clan or another, unless they are part of the Guilds or are Clanless.

Clan Mitragan's infighting birthed Clans Umarak, Illyich, Laqian and Delques. These four tend to be associated with more aggressive tactics and are far more violent than their counterparts. Clan Engodor, on the other hand, created Clans Gelmond, Vorken, Hemiark and Bytkam. These four are less violent than the others and are far more open to communication or peaceful solutions.