Clan Taukhaotuar

A multiworld Aslan clan with holdings in Trojan Reach Sector, including the world of Hkesuh/Ranib (Trojan Reach 0332). The Taukhaotuar were driven out of the Aslan Hierate during the Aslan Cultural Purge for practicing an extreme form of ancestor worship: the ruling caste of the Taukhaotuar are clones of past male heroes and ancestors. The firstborn male in each family is always a clone of the father and will inherit the father's estate. Natural-born second sons may never inherit their sire's domain but may go off and conquer other worlds. Particularly lucky Taukhaotuar may win enough honor and renown to be considered for cloning into the next generation.

This continuity of leadership makes the Taukhaotuar stable and conservative compared to other Aslan clans and so their primary business is banking.

They are strong allies of the Tlaiowaha but feud with the ultra-traditionalist Yerlyaruiwo.

References

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• Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 209-210.
• Christopher Griffen. The Glorious Empire (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 31.