Mammoth Lords

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The Mammoth Lords—a term used not as a rank but to collectively refer to all of its members—are a collective of nomadic Kellid tribal groups that roam their frigid, hostile namesake realm in central northern Avistan.¹

Structure

See also: Following

At its most granular level, the Mammoth Lords are comprised of Kellid tribes as small as a few families in number. These tribes form larger groups called followings, which themselves can include hundreds of tribes. A following is when two or more tribes join together to follow a particularly powerful warrior or leader, known as a herder, who has proven themselves through acts of great courage, strength, or guile, and is backed by a following's most prominent family.¹²

When a herder dies, often while attempting another epic feat to impress their followers, each tribe of their following either elects to either follow a new hero who must have achieved similarly spectacular feats, split into their original family tribes, or try to join another following.²

Tribes often have a bloodspeaker as a leader in addition to the chief or herder, a role usually filled by a shaman.

Known followings

There are normally anywhere between 10 and 30 large followings at any one time. There are also typically around 200 smaller followings comprised of only a couple of tribes banding together for survival's sake, or are outcast families or bandits.²³

The most prominent followings include:

Bearpelt following: The largest and most powerful following numbers in the thousands, makes its winter home southeast of Icestair, and is led by Mighty Kuldor. Its bloodspeaker is Gurrak.¹⁴²³
Flameblood following: These nomads of the northwestern Realm near Icestair are considered subversively modern and open. They prosper through trade with Po La and are led by Urif Flameblood.⁴
Greattusk following²³⁵
Ice Chasm following²³⁵
Night Hunt following³⁵
Raptorscale following²³⁵
Slothjaw following²³⁵

The Six Bears following is considered deceased,³ though its traditions live on through its former grand matron, Great Mother Omak.⁴

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 126. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 94–95. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 107. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 127. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 133. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7

[AG-126-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 126. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7

[CS-94-95-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 94–95. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1

[ISWG-107-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 107. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2

[AG-127-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 127. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7

[AG-133-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Benjamin Bruck, John Compton, Crystal Frasier, et al. (2017). Adventurer's Guide, p. 133. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-938-7

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