Va’annu, the tir’a homeworld has a single large landmass that covers about one-sixth of its surface. There are a number of archipelagos and other secondary landmasses as well, but none of these are of a size to be considered a continent.
The main continent gave rise to a number of individual societies, each with its own customs and language. As with most terrestrial societies their civilizations were largely shaped by the limiting factors of the local geography.
To put it in terrestrial terms, think of ancient China. Originally, what we now see as a single country was broken into a number of states. The first emperor united these warring states through conquest. Yet, the Chinese are not one people nor do they all speak a single language. While most are Han, Mongols, Uighurs, Zhuang, Hui, Yi, Miao, Buyi and other ethnic groups all have unique societal and genetic heritages.
This is the genesis of what the tir’a refer to as “clans”. Unlike China where the Han are far in the majority, the clans have kept a better balance with no single ethnic group (clan) dominating the others. Like terrestrial ethnic groups, some clans do have individual physical characteristics. Some tend to be taller or have different shaped cheekbones or noses, curly hair or straight. Each clan also has a “clan tongue”, their mother language and the language most likely spoken in their households.
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