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== Description (Specifications) ==
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
Applies to a male from a family which does hold land, but who cannot hope to inherit that land. Since such males often choose a military career as a way to glory and land, ''ihatei'' is also used idomatically to refer to a clan's troops.  
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Applies to a male from a family which does hold land, but who cannot hope to inherit that land.  
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* Since such males often choose a military career as a way to glory and land, ''ihatei'' is also used idomatically to refer to a clan's troops.
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==

Revision as of 09:46, 17 February 2016

Literally second son; idiomatically, "landless".

Description (Specifications)

Applies to a male from a family which does hold land, but who cannot hope to inherit that land.

  • Since such males often choose a military career as a way to glory and land, ihatei is also used idomatically to refer to a clan's troops.

History & Background (Dossier)

Ihatei are a tried and true element of Aslan culture and society.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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