Clan Aokhalte

A major Aslan clan, currently ranked tenth in the Hierate. The Aokhalte are a member of the Tlaukhu and lead an expansionistic power bloc that includes the Sahao’ and Ouokhoi clans.

Culture & Society (Ethnology)

The clans of the Aokhalte power bloc are currently faced with overpopulation problems. Quickly running out of land on habitable worlds, the ihatei of this bloc have had to settle for space in places such as the interiors of asteroids. As a result, they face wars over territory with the Tralyeaeawi and Ikhtealyo blocs.

Perhaps because of the overcrowding, these clans face much internal strife. Members tend to be touchy. Duels are frequent. Interfamily feuds are also common and are bloodier than among other clans.

Due to the high costs of interstellar transportation it is not possible to solve overpopulation problems by emigration, especially not emigration to worlds far away. The Aokhalte bloc's clan kos are either stupid or (more likely) trying desperately to calm their members with ineffectual cosmetic measures, making their overcrowding problems worse by pouring money into ihatei fleets. It is an unstable situation.

Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)

The Aokhalte are noted for their aggressiveness in battle and their willingness to risk themselves. They are known to employ suicide tactics to save desperate situations. In ground conflicts, they usually enjoy a large numerical advantage. They freely sacrifice lives in living waves in order to overwhelm and capture fortified positions.

The fatalistic lower class of Tryeouoaeakh are a primary source of Aokhalte military units.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

The Clan is known to have interests in the following areas:

Charted Space

• Vanguard Reaches Sector
  • Old Colonies Subsector
• Kyatulyare Sector
  • Yahoilai Subsector
  • Oilahelai Subsector
  • Iyarl Subsector

• Shares domination of the Karleaya Sector with the Tralyeaeawi.
• The clan capital is Iykte (Karleaya 1306).
• Also have holdings in Afawahisa, Hlakhoi, and parts of Ealiyasiyw.
• According to Behind the Claw they also control Wonderay (Spinward Marches 0340), though how they can control an Imperial world at all, let alone with no more than 21,000 inhabitants, is not explained.

Rebellion Period

Following the assassination of Emperor Strephon the dissatisfaction among the clans of the Aokhalte bloc gave impetus for the new rush to colonize Imperial worlds by the Aorlakht.

References

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gary L. Thomas. "Ealiyasiyw Sector Overview." The Travellers' Digest 18 (1989): 35.
• Gary L. Thomas. "The Aslan Tlaukhu." The Travellers' Digest 18 (1989): 36.
• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Riftspan Reaches Sector Overview." The Travellers' Digest 19 (1990): 22.
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 48, 49, 54, 64,.
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 53.
• Randy Dorman. The Deep and the Dark (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), 114, passim.
• Randy Dorman. Clans of the Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2025), 99-100, 146-150, 174-175, passim.