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[quote][b]Remus (Jan 04, 2005 07:58 p.m.):[/b] Of the four indigenous language groups of XXXX, none have seen such a range of prosperity and misfortune in the past millennium as the Clans of Vesari. Once masters of the southern half of the continent, the clans were forced from their ancestral home in the Vesari when the climactic shift in the region dried the valley out completely. Though many migrated east toward the mouth of the great Indall River, a vast majority refused to abandon their homeland, believing that the drought would eventually pass. Though the fates of these traditionalists are largely written in the sand-worn structures that still litter the desert, at least a few tribes managed to find niches in which they could survive the desert to this day. Today there exist fourteen clans to which modern clansmen trace their lineage, but surviving records from before the migration suggest that there may have previously been as many as thirty. The only clan city-state to survive the shift intact is Lahkis, founded roughly thirteen hundred years ago on the banks of the Indall. Though not unaffected by the shift, Lahkis’ supply of fresh water from the river protected it from the worst effects of the drought. Two other clans, Trahn and Alaran, have since established thriving cities along the Indall. Although the remaining clans remain mostly separate in their villages clustered in the southeast corner of XXXX, the new order has necessitated an increased interdependency between clans. Clan identity remains an important distinction among the clansmen, but old rivalries have cooled sufficiently to allow a greater exchange of resources (including stock). The clans seemed relegated to the margins of XXXX’s history until three centuries ago, when trade with the imperialist nations across the sea began to pick up. The market for exotic spices in the imperialist nations brought traders to Lahkis, the source of many of XXXX’s spices, and so the wealth of these faraway lands began to slowly trickle into economy of the clan city-states. In the years since the spice trade has become a lucrative industry, both for the imperialist ships voyaging to and from Guildsport and the caravans which carry the spice from Lahkis to the port city. This new age of prosperity has revitalized the clans and given their people significant influence over the affairs of the land of XXXX.[/quote]
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