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Elder-Clan Moot

The Elder-Clan Moot began as a promise between clans whose survival depended on shared routes. Over time, its oath customs grew into a confederation: a clan could keep its own laws and hunting grounds, but it could not knowingly endanger a passage another clan needed for migration or warning. The Moot's influence grew as it mapped root bridges and stone spans through repeated journeys, preserving route knowledge in chants, stories, and ritual recitation rather than in a single map that could become obsolete. Its defining watershed came when an unknown threat drove prey animals and several clans onto the same narrow passage. According to the preserved account, the clans abandoned a long-standing boundary dispute, formed a single defensive line, and held the span long enough for the vulnerable to cross. The Moot refuses to agree on the threat's exact nature, but every clan remembers the oath renewed there: a route may be contested, never casually broken. Later generations established deep-trackers and spirit-callers as recognized duties, allowing the alliance to respond beyond the reach of any one clan. The Moot gained authority by warning settlements of dangerous shifts and by driving raiders from vital trails. That authority also brought resentment. Its keepers began restricting access to hunting grounds and oral histories, arguing that careless disclosure could invite exploitation. In recent years, leyline disturbances and unstable gravity have made old knowledge less reliable. The Moot is now forced to choose between adapting its traditions and enforcing them more strictly, while both choices threaten the trust that holds its clans together.

Factions
Saurian alliance · Lawful Neutral

Elder-Clan Moot

To the clans, the Moot is a hard but necessary guardian of shared paths and inherited obligations.
Type
Saurian alliance
Size
Large
Reach
High within the deep…
Base
A council ground on the Wedge Span, a meeting place named for the stone that splits the old trail there.

Overview

The Elder-Clan Moot began as a promise between clans whose survival depended on shared routes. Over time, its oath customs grew into a confederation: a clan could keep its own laws and hunting grounds, but it could not knowingly endanger a passage another clan needed for migration or warning. The Moot's influence grew as it mapped root bridges and stone spans through repeated journeys, preserving route knowledge in chants, stories, and ritual recitation rather than in a single map that could become obsolete. Its defining watershed came when an unknown threat drove prey animals and several clans onto the same narrow passage. According to the preserved account, the clans abandoned a long-standing boundary dispute, formed a single defensive line, and held the span long enough for the vulnerable to cross. The Moot refuses to agree on the threat's exact nature, but every clan remembers the oath renewed there: a route may be contested, never casually broken. Later generations established deep-trackers and spirit-callers as recognized duties, allowing the alliance to respond beyond the reach of any one clan. The Moot gained authority by warning settlements of dangerous shifts and by driving raiders from vital trails. That authority also brought resentment. Its keepers began restricting access to hunting grounds and oral histories, arguing that careless disclosure could invite exploitation. In recent years, leyline disturbances and unstable gravity have made old knowledge less reliable. The Moot is now forced to choose between adapting its traditions and enforcing them more strictly, while both choices threaten the trust that holds its clans together.

How it began

The Moot's oldest account tells of a season when the deep routes failed one by one. Root bridges split, familiar caverns shifted, and hunters returning from the lower passages brought stories of a presence that followed their scent. Several clans, previously rivals over hunting grounds, met at a broad stone span where a wedge-shaped rock divided the trail. They swore a blood oath to keep the passages open for migration, to warn one another of threats, and to set limits on the taking of prey. The first agreement did not make them one people. It made each clan answerable when its choices endangered the others.

How to know them

MottoA path shared is a path guarded.
EmblemA pale bone-colored claw laid across a red stone arch, with three green lines beneath it representing the root-ways guarded by the clans.
Colours

Deep green, Clay red, Pale bone

Signs
  • The bone claw crossing a red stone arch.
  • Three parallel green marks, representing the root-ways held in common.
  • A knotted strip of hide worn by oath witnesses during major gatherings.
DressThe Moot has no uniform. Its members wear clan-specific wraps, hide, woven plant fiber, or practical gear suited to the route they patrol. Oath witnesses may carry a knotted hide strip, while path-keepers mark equipment with clay-red and pale bone pigments so allied trackers can identify them in dim light.

Standing

AlignmentLawful Neutral
AgeAncient; its oral histories place the first blood oath many generations before the current age, though the Moot does not count its years by imperial calendars.
WealthModerate in practical supplies and route knowledge; limited in portable coin or luxury goods.

What they say they want

Protect the clans and the travelers who depend on the deep routes.
Keep primordial hunting grounds from being damaged or exhausted.
Drive away extraplanar horrors, raiders, and reckless intruders.
Preserve ancestral knowledge and maintain the blood oath between clans.

What they are doing now

Reassess the safety of the primary root bridges after recent leyline tremors.
Find the missing hunters and determine whether they encountered an extraplanar horror, a rival clan, or a threat concealed by one of the elders.
Preserve access to traditional deep-hunting passages without turning every new settlement into an enemy.
Teach more young keepers the oral histories before the knowledge is lost with its aging custodians.
Determine why several ancestral route chants now describe landmarks that no longer match the caverns.

Where it leads

A confederation strong enough to protect the root-ways without becoming a power that owns them. The Moot hopes to preserve clan sovereignty, keep dangerous knowledge alive, and pass on a living understanding of the Nexus rather than a frozen set of rules. Whether its current leaders can reconcile those aims remains unsettled.

How others see them

To the clans, the Moot is a hard but necessary guardian of shared paths and inherited obligations. To many outsiders, it is an imposing confederation that can appear territorial, secretive, and quick to punish trespass. Those who travel with its trackers often discover that its rules are precise rather than arbitrary, though the Moot rarely explains every reason before demanding obedience.

People

5 ranks

High War-Chieftain

Korash Ridge-Breaker

Blunt, steady under pressure, and protective of those who have sworn the oath. He values clear commitments and can mistake caution for disloyalty when lives are at stake.

  1. The Twin Voices2 members

    High War-Chieftain Korash Ridge-Breaker directs defense and action against immediate threats. First Speaker Mor'gath the Wise interprets oath, history, and custom. Neither can permanently bind every clan alone; major decisions require the Moot's assent.

    • Mor'gath the Wise First Speaker; Female Saurian, Level 16 Circle of the Land Druid
  2. Elder Seats18 members

    Clan elders speak for their lineages, arbitrate disputes, preserve local histories, and decide whether a matter threatens the confederation as a whole.

  3. Path-Keepers120 members

    Experienced scouts and route wardens maintain passage knowledge, guide authorized travelers, mark hazards, and carry warnings between clans.

  4. Spirit-Callers360 members

    Ritual specialists maintain oath observances, tend ancestral remembrance, and help interpret signs from the land. Their authority is respected but contested when their readings conflict.

  5. Clan-Bound1 member

    The remaining members are warriors, hunters, craftspeople, elders in training, and their kin. Duties vary by clan and circumstance; the count includes the whole active confederation, not merely fighters.

Other key members

  • Tavik Path-Keeper and likely successor among the younger trackers
  • Oruyem Elder-history keeper
  • Zulei of the Reed Stand Spirit-caller and mediator between clans

How they are organised

How it is runClan confederation governed by oath, council, and dual leadership
Who comes nextThe High War-Chieftain is chosen by the Elder Seats after consultation with clan war leaders. Candidates must have served across more than one clan's territory and demonstrate that they can defend the oath without treating every disagreement as rebellion. The First Speaker is selected by recognized history-keepers and spirit-callers, with the Elder Seats confirming that the speaker can represent competing clan accounts fairly. Neither office passes automatically to a relative. If either position becomes vacant, an interim council of elders and path-keepers maintains essential duties until a successor is accepted.
How they recruitMembership is ordinarily inherited through a clan, but adoption is possible when a clan accepts an outsider as kin. A prospective member is introduced to the relevant clan's elders, learns its route boundaries and obligations, and swears the blood oath before witnesses from another clan. Outsiders who serve the Moot may become trusted companions without becoming members; the Moot distinguishes carefully between assistance, guest-right, and kinship.
To join
  • Be accepted by a member clan or formally adopted into one.
  • Swear to respect the blood oath, including obligations to warn other clans when a route is threatened.
  • Learn the boundaries and customs relevant to one's assigned territory.
  • Accept that protected passages and hunting grounds may not be entered without permission.
  • For roles involving oral histories, demonstrate care in preserving testimony and willingness to hear conflicting clan accounts.

Relations

9 factions
Root-SovereignsOCCASIONAL MEDIATORSVisiting arcanistsCONDITIONAL NEUTRALITYRoot-SovereignsWARY ALLIESDelver bands of the…CONDITIONAL PARTNERSDelver bands of the…UNEASY RIVALSRoot-SovereignsPOLITICAL RIVALSExtraplanar intrudersDECLARED PREYDeep-route raidersHOSTILERogue arcanistsACTIVELY OPPOSED
Ally · Wary allies
Root-Sovereigns

The Root-Sovereigns exchange warnings about unstable passages and negotiate which routes may be crossed. The alliance is practical and sometimes strained: the Moot expects visitors to obey hunting boundaries, while Root-Sovereigns resist any claim that old custom grants the clans authority over every deep route.

Operations

What they do

Guarding root bridges, ancient stone spans, and traditional migration passages.
Hunting and tracking threats that disturb the balance of the deep jungle core.
Preserving ancestral histories and clan agreements through oral recitation.
Negotiating passage, hunting rights, and boundaries with settlements and visitors.
Training warriors, path-keepers, and spirit-callers in their clan duties.

How they do it

Patrol root bridges and ancient stone spans in overlapping clan circuits.
Use trackers, signs, scent, and remembered route chants to locate intruders or changes in the deep passages.
Negotiate access through clan elders when strangers approach traditional hunting grounds.
Issue warnings before taking action when time allows; pursue and expel those who refuse or pose an immediate danger.
Preserve decisions through oral recitation, with witnesses from more than one clan to reduce the chance that one lineage controls the account.

Services for hire

  • Passage guidanceA spoken promise to honor the route rules, often accompanied by a useful offering or a reciprocal service.
    A trained tracker can guide approved travelers through a known section of the deep routes and identify obvious signs of recent disturbance.
  • Clan warningA favor to a clan, an agreed share of recovered supplies, or a service of comparable value.
    The Moot can carry a warning between clans or to a nearby settlement, provided the message does not expose protected oral histories.
  • Ancestral counselPermission from the relevant clan and a clear account of the proposed work.
    A spirit-caller or elder may help interpret a local ritual tradition or determine whether a disturbance resembles a known account. The Moot does not claim every sign has a single certain meaning.

What they can do

Can mobilize trackers and warriors across a broad network of root bridges and ancient stone spans.
Maintains extensive route knowledge through oral histories, repeated patrols, and clan-to-clan warnings.
Can recognize many signs of passage, disturbance, and altered terrain that outsiders overlook.
Has respected ritual specialists who advise clans on ancestral custom and local spiritual practice.
Custom feature: the Moot's standing network of keepers can relay a warning along familiar routes with unusual speed, but its reliability falls sharply where leyline shifts have altered the passages.

What they have

A large network of route knowledge held by deep-trackers and oral history-keepers.
Experienced saurian warriors able to move through root bridges, stone spans, and difficult subterranean terrain.
The loyalty of clans bound by blood oath and repeated mutual defense.
Access to seasonal gathering grounds and customary hunting passages.
A reputation for tracking threats that ordinary patrols cannot find.

Where they are weak

Its authority depends on trust between autonomous clans; a serious breach of the blood oath can unravel cooperation.
Oral route knowledge is vulnerable to the deaths or estrangement of its keepers, and recent changes make some inherited guidance unreliable.
Strict territorial rules can turn potential allies into adversaries before the Moot understands their intentions.
The faction's leaders cannot always act quickly without the assent of the Elder Seats, especially when a threat crosses multiple clan boundaries.
Its hunting and tracking strengths are less useful against threats that leave no trail or alter the land faster than patrols can observe it.

Territory

Headquarters

A council ground on the Wedge Span, a meeting place named for the stone that splits the old trail there.
KindSeasonal council ground and mobile clan encampment

The Moot has no permanent seat. Its principal gatherings take place on a broad, naturally level stone span above a root-choked cavern. Clan standards hang from the bridge's rough sides, smoke from cooking fires carries the sharp smell of resin and meat, and a ring of worn stones marks where speakers stand. When the Moot adjourns, the fires are scattered and the bridge returns to its ordinary work as a crossing.

Lands they hold

Primary root bridges across the Verdant Heart Nexus.
Ancient stone spans connecting established deep passages.
Traditional deep-hunting grounds held by member clans.
Subterranean migration routes used by clans and local prey animals.

Outposts

  • The Split RootA broad root bridge overlooking a mist-filled cavern on a primary migration route.A rotating watch station where path-keepers track movement and carry messages between nearby clans.
  • Red Tooth SpanAn ancient stone span above a narrow passage used by prey animals and clan hunters.A seasonal hunting camp and warning post. Its name comes from a tooth-shaped red stone that protrudes from the bridge's edge.
  • The Reed StandA sheltered hollow beneath a tangle of old roots near a traditional deep-hunting passage.A quiet place for spirit-callers to tend ritual observances and receive clan messengers.

Secrets

The big secret · GM only
What they really want · GM only
Hidden plans · GM only
Smaller secrets · GM only
What insiders say · GM only
Trouble inside · GM only
Crimes · GM only

Plot hooks

4 hooks
  • 1
    The Summons at the Crossing
    Personal; suitable for a single character or a short party missionReward: Restored standing, access to a route guide, or a debt owed by one clan
    A character who once crossed a restricted route receives a formal summons from a Path-Keeper. The Moot offers a choice: help recover a lost patrol and explain the trespass before the Elder Seats, or face a clan hearing without the evidence that might clear them.
  • 2
    Tracks on the Stone
    Local; exploration, negotiation, and a dangerous confrontationReward: Information about unstable routes, a trusted local contact, or permission to cross a protected passage
    A hunting party disappears near Red Tooth Span. The tracks suggest something moved against gravity, yet the elders' accounts disagree about which passage it entered. The party must travel with a Moot tracker, resolve a dispute over jurisdiction, and find out whether the vanished hunters are alive.
  • 3
    The Instrument in the Roots
    Regional; investigation and faction diplomacy under time pressureReward: A working lead on the Nexus disturbance, support from one faction, or safe access to the affected area
    A group of arcanists claims that a device they installed can identify the source of a leyline disturbance. The Moot orders it removed, while nearby residents fear that dismantling it will worsen the instability. The characters must inspect the device, establish what it is doing, and prevent the dispute from turning violent.
  • 4
    The Voice Beyond the Route
    Campaign-scale; requires trust-building, investigation, and consequential choicesReward: The Moot's alliance, a major revelation about the deep Nexus, or a lasting change in the clans' laws
    A newly discovered oral account describes the forbidden passage and a threat that may be returning. The history-keepers will not disclose the complete version, and Korash is assembling a force to seal the route by destroying its entrance. The party can uncover the missing testimony, persuade the leaders to cooperate, or decide that the danger demands immediate action.

Work they offer

1Escort a Moot messenger through a route where gravity has begun to tilt unpredictably.
2Find a missing tracker before rival clans accuse one another of withholding the patrol's fate.
3Help verify whether an alleged extraplanar presence is real before the Moot launches a hunt.
4Recover an oral-history keeper's memory tokens from a collapsed passage without damaging the site.
5Mediate access to a hunting ground needed by a settlement after its usual route becomes unsafe.

What gets in the way

Clan elders disagree over whether ancient oral testimony can justify closing routes used by newer settlements.
Several hunters who pursued a suspected extraplanar horror have not returned, and their trail ends at a passage the Moot insists is sealed.
Korash and Mor'gath share authority but not always conclusions. Their followers increasingly treat each disagreement as a test of which leader speaks for tradition.
Young saurian trackers have begun asking whether the Moot's control of oral histories protects the clans or makes them dependent on a few keepers.
A recent leyline surge altered familiar landmarks. The Moot's customary maps and inherited route chants no longer agree.

Rumours

1The Moot can follow a trespasser's scent across bare stone. True in some cases, though trackers also rely on disturbed dust, broken growth, and knowledge of likely routes.
2Every route chant hides a second meaning. Mostly false; a few chants do use deliberate gaps or warnings that only trained keepers understand.
3The clans keep a living map that changes when the Nexus stirs. False as stated, but their distributed oral knowledge is updated through repeated travel.
4Korash intends to close every passage outsiders use. Unconfirmed; he has argued for stronger restrictions in dangerous areas, not a complete ban.
5The oldest elders have heard something beneath the roots call them by names no living person knows. The Moot denies this, and the claim remains unverified.

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