Laqs/Clans

List of Known Fraternities

Name	Years Active	Area of Activity	Etymology
Zafł'yh	1654-1681	RIB	Zaf + ł'y + -he Just + Man + PL

List of Known Clans

Name	Years Active	Area of Activity	Founder	Etymology	Notes
Ḥyġuaquei	1187-1304	Angularis, Highpass, Amarr	N/A	Ḥyġoe -qo -i H'Graa + -son	Warband that organized raids into northern Brookshire during the reign of Kaiser Nicholas II. The Prince of Ḥyġuaquei was defeated by Kaiser Iago I through trickery near Woodshire Village and placed on display.
Q°yŝeġ°ežy	1482-1531	Central Benacian Green	Iś°y	q°yŝe + ġ°ežy mountain + yellow	Originated as a warband composed of Laqs who had been in the service of Kaiser Mog before his downfall. Fleeing into the vast Benacian Green, they made their capital in the ruins of Ilam, which they named the Yellow Mountain. In time, this warband developed into seven clans, each with their own prince. One of the clans, Q°yŝeġ°ežy, took its name from the Yellow Mountain itself, as it was tasked with maintaining the holy sanctuary they had established in the city center. The seven clans operated in the Green during the early years of the Shirerithian Third Era, subduing rival factions and levying a blood tax on their subjects for population growth, training the children of the vanquished in their ways. During its peak, the seven clans operated without opposition across central and western Benacia. Subdued by armies under Kaiser Letifer III after the seven clans began increasingly aggressive raids into Shirerithian territory, with the Yellow Mountain being systematically obliterated thereafter.
Myẑu'uynć'ybz	1560s-1594	Shimmerspring	Kyife	myẑue + 'uynć'ybze rock + key	Attempted to spread the Laqi Secession northwards into the Black Hills. Following the defeat of Maksym a-S°aźa, this clan continued to hold the pass between Kurpla and Jugensk until Marie Dolores von Rossheim formed the Khanate of Kurpla, causing this clan's downfall.
'Uynć'ybzeć'	1590s	Shimmerspring	Ł'yn	'Uynć'ybze + -ć'e key + new	Offshoot of Myẑu'uynć'ybz. Extracted tolls and slaves from traffic through the Black Hills from Kurpla to Crestfallen. Upon the arrival of Marie Dolores von Rossheim, this clan was legitimized as the Lordship of Hunjibetz, a minor noble house that ruled in Karamola until the Kalirion Fracture.
T'uazeqo	1580s-1593	Crestfall Downs	Feume	t'uaze + -qo twin + son	Minor clan allied to Myẑu'uynć'ybz. Prince was legitimized by Marie Dolores von Rossheim to the Lordship of Fomin. Several families in the region share the name Tosko and descend from dismissed retainers from this clan.
Naśeiyn	1594-present	Minarboria, RIB, UGB, Tellia	Osyp	Naśe -i -yn Msh. Our	Founded by the son of a Mishalanski fool who was made the eighth wife of the Prince of Nyizam. Major clan which held territory in northeastern RIB during its brief golden period. Spawned descendant clans in Brookshire among those who went east to serve in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh. lost much of its status through refusing to sign the Covenant of Lachdolor. Activity is now limited to the Tellian black market and border smuggling.
Ḥelbelyqogwnyn	1646-present	Minarboria, RIB, UGB	Ieregu	Ḥelbelyq -ogw -nyn Bustle + some	Signed the Covenant of Lachdolor and maintains a comfortable standard of living through the gelding trade under the name Helbegun.
Myśk'wce'unyn	1683-present	Brookshire	Roe	Myśk'u + wce'u + -nyn Oak + Munch	Begun as a fraternity of free Laqs who had answered the call to join the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh, became a clan after Roe's success against the Army of Caverden gained him wealth and prestige enough to be inducted into the nobility.
Naśećyže'u	1686-present	Brookshire	Serhy	Naśe(i) + -ćyže + -'o Naśei + far + slightly	Child clan of Naśeiyn, formed by Serhy following his successes in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh in order to manage estates granted in the Mesh Lands of the Dolorous Circle.
Ŝaġnaśei	1686-present	Brookshire	Ŝaġeć'ak	Ŝaġe + Naśei Wick + Naśei	Child clan of Naśeiyn, formed by Ŝaġeć'ak following his successes in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh in order to manage estates granted in the Mesh Lands of the Dolorous Circle.
Lynnaśei	1686-present	Guttuli	Lyn	Lyn + Naśei	Child clan of Naśeiyn, formed by the prince's stepson, Lyn Ityqu, following his successes in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh against the Guttuli Protectorate. Large holdings under the County of Lowbrook.
Yliekimśhu	1688-present	Guttuli	Ahim	Yliekim + -śhu Yliekim + great	Founded by Ahim following his successes in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh against the Guttuli Protectorate. Large holdings under the Marquisate of Overmark. Named as such in honor of Ahim's grandfather, an elderly Laqi yeoman from the Green.
Moel	1688-present	Guttuli	G°ešenei	Mouella	Founded by G°ešenei Uarpx°e following her successes in the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh against the Guttuli Protectorate. Large holdings under the Marquisate of Musica. Named after husband, a half-Lune Musican, Carel Mouella, who charmed her with his peculiarities.
Oktoeion	1699-present	Brookshire	Bifanie	(Οικος των) Οκτάυιων	Created by Salome under her authority as Sovereign of All Laqs, with her cousin, Bethany V of Octavius-Leilani, as its prince.