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Methualgran Factbook (For the fantasy thread)

Mereshka
14-06-2008, 01:07
Racial name: Methualgrans, more commonly called werewolves
Name of country: None, arranged in clans.
Language: Methualgran
List of Clans from strongest to weakest*:

Clan of Slaughter

The clan of Slaughter is the most powerful single clan, single being the key word. It is by far the most warlike clan, yet also being one of the most religious. Therefore they are close to the Moon Clan. They are not often attacked by the other clans, because of their strength, and so either attack them instead, or raid neghboring races. The clan is currently led by a female, which is the first time it has happened, though she is of course restricted from battle. They have a fierce emnity with both the Clan of Turning, and the Clan of Silence. At the moment, they are allied with the Anguish clan, but that is of course subject to change quite often.

Clan of Anguish

The clan of Anguish has a larger army than the Slaughter clan, and is indeed bigger overall, but they have neither as good equipment, or as skilled fighters. What the clan does excell in however, is torture. They often offer their services both to other clans and races. They are one of the few to ever have peacful relations with other races. They are not well liked by the Moon Clan, and thus are often attacked by other clans. Their only ally is the Clan of Slaughter. They are the largest clan overall, but due to poor soil for farming and a small amount of mineral deposits, they are one of the poorest, which is the reason that they offer their torture services.

Clan of Turning

Clan of Silence

Clan of the Moon

Demographics
Population: Around 1.5 million. The breeding rate is fast, with multiple children per birth common, but a constant state of civil war keeps the population down.
Average lifespan: 29 years old**
Infancy mortality: 15/1000
Literacy Rate: 37%
Death/Birth ratio: 1/1.5

Society

All werewolves are extremely religious, with High Priests/Priestesses being just as respected as a Clan Chief. The center of the religion is the Clan of the Moon. Women are very respected, with divorce being illeagal and rape/wife beating harshly punished. It is not allowed for invading armies to kill women and children, and any soldiers caught doing so are killed. However, aside from Priesteses, women have almost no power whatsoever. They are not allowed to join the army, nor are they allowed to rise to any rank in the clans, and their say counts for little. The only place they have any authority is in their own households, or as members of the clergy, in both cases they take precedence over men of the same rank. As such it is incredibly common for them to join the clergy. Music and dancing are very important, and such is done on almost every holiday or celebration.

Weddings are very big events, and are greatly celebrated, often by the whole village or town. When a clan chief takes a mate, the entire clan celebrates, and it is customary for all enemy clans to postpone any impending attacks. Likewise, funerals are also big, with the entire town attending. When the chief of the Moon Clan dies, the entire race goes into mourning. One of the funeral customs, is that after a priest has said words over the pyre (Methualgrans are never buried, they believe it traps the soul) all of the single men and women couple with each other to, if not mock, balance death. Such is also done after large battles.

Methualgrans are very big on the idea of honor, both in battle and out. In a battle, they are expected to fight each warrior individually, and to never leave behind an enemy. This means that battles are thorough, if long. There are very few survivors among the losing side, and those are used as slaves. Slavery is very common throughout most of the clans, most of those either caught in battle, or humans caught on raiding parties.

*The Clan of the Moon has the potential to be the most powerful clan. If any were ever to attack them, the rest of the clans would ally themselves to defend it.
**Werewolves have the potential to live for up to a thousand years, butmost of them die in war before the age of 35. The older the Methualgran, the more skilled he is in battle.

Not nearly finished
Mereshka
15-06-2008, 19:11
bump so I can get to it easier....
Mereshka
15-06-2008, 20:39
same thing