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Clans (BattleTech)

The Clans of BattleTech were originally part of the Star League army, but after The Ursurper brought about the downfall of the Star League, general Aleksandr Kerensky led his forces beyond the Inner Sphere, where they could not be used to wreck more destruction. From this exodus, the Clans were born.

Table of contents
1 The Clans
2 Culture
3 Language

The Clans

Clan Blood Spirit

Clan Burrock

No longer in existence.

Clan Cloud Cobra

Clan Coyote

Clan Diamond Shark

Clan Fire Mandrill

Clan Ghost Bear

Clan Goliath Scorpion

Clan Hell's Horse

Clan Ice Hellion

Clan Jade Falcon

Clan Jade Wolf

A temporary Clan, in existence a short time, when Clan Wolf was nearly absorbed into Clan Jade Falcon.

Clan Mongoose

No longer in existence.

Clan Nova Cat

Clan Sea Fox

No longer in existence.

Clan Smoke Jaguar

No longer in existence. Clan Smoke Jaguar was exterminated by a task force sent from the
Inner Sphere to halt the Clan Invasion This period of BattleTech history is the background story of the computer game MechWarrior 3.

Clan Snow Raven

Clan Star Adder

Clan Steel Viper

Clan Widowmaker

No longer in existence.

Clan Wolf

Clan Wolverine

No longer in existence.

Culture

All of the Clans see warriors as the perfection of humanity. All goals in the Clans are focused upon making themselves better warriors. Clan warriors are not born, but instead created in-vitero. Such Trueborn as considered superior to the Freeborn of more natural origins.

Language

The Clans disdain the use of
contractions. That is, abbreviating "Can not" to "Can't" and similar practices. They consider the use of such an example of how decadent the Inner Sphere has become. They also have their own dialect, consisting primarily of ritual words and phrases: ;"Aff": "Affirmative" ;"Neg": "Negative" ;"Quiaff": ("Query-Affirmative"?) Used to ask a rhetorical question, with the expectation of an "Aff"irmative answer. ;"Quineg": ("Query-Negative"?) Used to ask a rhetorical question, with the expectation of a "Neg"ative answer. ;"Trueborn": Someone who was born artificially, with their genes tailored towards being a better warrior. Often with a lineage of past warriors. ;"Freeborn": Someone born naturally, of random parents. ;"Freebirth": An epithet or curse. A rude way of saying "Freeborn". ;"Seyla": A word uttered only in the most sacred and respective of manners. The origin is unknown, but it works like "Amen"