Clan Loakhtarl

A Multiworld Aslan clan, currently ranked 271st in the Hierate but greatly reduced from their height, which was shortly before the Aslan Cultural Purge. Although much of their history is tied up with that of Reaver's Deep Sector, the Loakhtarl currently dwell mostly in Ealiyasiyw Sector. The clan capital is at Ilekhahke/Tulrakh (Ealiyasiyw 2828).

History

The Loakhtarl clan traces its lineage and name back to the original expansion by the Aslan off of Kusyu in 94 Aslan. During the Aslan Border Wars, the clan controlled nearly eight subsectors, with the promise of gaining more.

The Loakhtarl clan explored, developed and settled many worlds in the Ea and Eakoi subsectors through their Eakoi Corporation. By 4326 (-100 Imperial) the Loakhtarl Clan had consolidated its hold on its main territories and began moving into Eakoi and Ea in earnest. A number of clan holdings were established on Eakoi (Reaver's Deep 1235), Ea (Reaver's Deep 1225) and several other planets.

However, the greedy, selfish policies of the clan saw it accused of dishonorable conduct during the Aslan Cultural Purge and it was attacked by a coalition of minor, land-poor clans. As a result, it lost quite a lot of power. Simultaneously, a minor human polity centered on Solomon (Reaver's Deep 1538) started waging a trade war against the Eakoi Corporation.

After a protracted war with little real action but a ruinously expensive arms race, the Loakhtarl Clan gave up and abandoned the area in 4732 (128 Imperial), bringing its fighting assets back to the Loakhtarl heartland to help stave off the attacks by lesser clans.

Unfortunately, the tides of war turned against the Loakhtarl, and by the time the Peace of Ftahalr was signed in 2810 Aslan, the clan landholds were reduced to less than four subsectors, all situated along the Hierate border in Ealiyasiyw Sector.

The Loakhtarl have a long-standing feud with the Raohkeil, a feud they have extended across the Great Rift with a conflict over Feirilakh.

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.

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