Fiction:Mendel Pact/Clans

Clans are among the central authority within Mendel society. It through them territory is divided, armies raised, and the colonies of the Pact run and managed. These Clans are a hold over from the feudal days of Mendel society for such races as the Ugandalorians, Walgolorian and Kodalorian, and each one rules their own territory through a system of minor lords and chieftains that manage sections of their holdings in their name. This system changes slightly for the Orgaat and Togunda that inhabit the Pact, their Clan system slightly different compared to that of the other Mendel species.

Every Clan is ruled by a Patriarch or Matriarch, who earns the position through merit, and the votes of the other lords and chiefs, before the current one dies, so that the Clan will not fall into in-fighting. Once he or she takes command of the Clan, another election is held, so that their heir can be chosen and selected.