Clans of Eltmeria

There are twelve organizations of Eltmer in the city of Eltmeria, located in Valenwood that are known as Daeddstern (Eltmeris:, "Twelve Stars"), the Twelve Clans of Eltmeria. They've supposedly originated from the Varlamora society eons ago, when the first Eltmeri came to Tamriel, and function effectively as political parties within the Eltmerian polity, in a very alike way to the Great Houses of Morrowind controlling the trade and local administration in the city. Unlike Morrowind, however, there is no member of their society who lives outside the clans, because the clans are not families: they are factions within Eltmeria, each independent of the others and ran by its own ruling body, which consists of a leader and four council members. The leaders of the clans are the ruling body of the city. By long tradition there's no clan more important than the others, but for practical purposes three of the clans are considered the "main" clans responsible for the others.

Representatives from each of the "minor" clans form a council body within the main clans, which is always ran by the leader of the major one. Although all the clans are considered as equal in importance and power, the three main are intended to make taking decisions within a certain political sphere quicker, with no need of gathering all twelve leaders to discuss the matter. The leaders of the clans are collectively referred to as the Council Beneath the Stars, and the three main leaders are called Rising Stars by other Eltmeri.

The twelve clans are based on the twelve birthsigns. The clans that represent the Mage, the Warrior and the Thief are considered the "major" clans within Eltmeria, while the other nine clans are equally distributed under the wing of each major clan. Thus, under the Mage there are the Apprentice, the Atronach and the Ritual; under the Warrior there are the Lady, the Lord and the Steed; and under the Thief there are the Lover, the Shadow and the Tower. There is also the thirteenth birthsign, The Serpent, but that one is a very rare occurrence among the Eltmeri.

Clan Dewin
"Unknown"

Clan Rylfwr
"Unknown"

Clan Llaedr
"Unknown"

Clan Sarffwaz
"Unknown"