Thread:CrimsonFire735/@comment-25890179-20170514212937/@comment-4225622-20170807212733

Well, the Mendel aren't that focused on bloodline. Yeah, most of the time, descendants do inherit rulership of a Clan from fathers and mothers, but their concept of family is rather nebulous. Basically anyone who is adopted into the Clan, regardless of species, is family. For example, some Clones of Barda where adopted into other Clans, such as Waus and Travic, and accepted as full sons of the Clan members in question, despite not being genetically related. That's also why the position of Ugandalore/High King passes between several Clans over the years such as Nitrocon, Clett and others, the Cletts have just managed to earn the trust of the people and keep it, but it has little to do with genetics.