The Frostborn Clans

The Frostborn clans are not a fully unified group like the various goblin Khanates. Instead, there are many independent and small clans, each ruled by its chieftain or ‘Ilkhan’. When it is necessary these clans come together in an alliance to fight outside threats, but there is sometimes in-fighting between the clans and no specific clan which is in an obvious place to unify the remainder as a Khanate. The practice of Sylvamancy is common among the shamans of the Frostborn Clans, it is used to communicate with their wolves and even take the form of wolves. Wargs and Wulfen also live among the Frostborn Clans often acting as shamans and chiefs, as the wolf is revered and considered sacred.

Structure

Most clans here are specialised around a single goblin caste (and thus sub-species), there are herder clans of goblins, raider clans of hobgoblins and hunter clans of Bog Goblins. Wulfen, Wargs and Wolves live among the clans also, they are outcastes but are treated as shamans and spiritual leaders. Most clans are ruled by the wisest goblinoid in the clan who takes the title of Ilkhan. By tradition, a great leader could arise and united the clans under a single ruler, who would be the Khan, but this has never happened.