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The Twelve Clans of Thistland
by Eric Grimau
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1Mc Leod 2 Mc Dougall 3 Mc Alpine 4 Mc Gregor 5 Mc Donald 6 Mc Cormick |
7 Mc Gill 8 Mc Queen 9 Mc Kenzie 10 Mc Caulkin 11 Gordon 12 Mac Rae |
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 Mc Rae Bay  Mc Caulkin Castle |
History : The history of Thistland since the begining is full of mystery as there is no written testimony before the landing of Mauretanians the 16 of April 998 . This day the Legion Etrangère landed on the continent of Nuarmia and began to explore it. They annexed all the area that is now Thistland, keeping the 2 northern clans for Mauretanie and giving the rest to their Africablue vassals which had begun to trade extensively and establish colonists in the ten others. The Mauretanian rule was rather mild but at the end of the summer rumors of large scale colonisation by muslim Mauretanians began to unset the population. The enforcement of the tolerant "4 rules of God" was uneasy in a very traditionalistic oriented land where 3 clans are catholic and 9 presbyterians. So, undercover, moves were made to prepare a revolution. The night of the 30 of October 998 , the Mc Leod clan raised against the Mauretanian occupation force. Peacefully all the citizens took the key public buildings, radios, televisions, post office and telephone buildings. Astonished by this daring coup, the Mauretanians did not dare to open fire on this unarmed mob and retired in their barracks. The 31 of October, the McDougall raised in turn. There were fears that the 2 clans would clash as there is religious tension between them but instead, the old Angus Mc Leod and Duncan Mc Dougall fell in each other arms in a dramatic evening meeting and declared together independance of Western Mauretanie as the confederate clans of Thistland The 1 of November, the government of Africablue opened negociation with the ten clans of its occupation zone. The 3rd of November, a treaty was signed between the 12 clans, Maurétanie and Africablue giving full independance to Thistland |
| Religion : There are 2 religions (catholics and protestants) but all the other religions are in theory accepted
including the heretical sects from the main ones as long as they accept the four "Rules of God" - No aggressivity against any other religion, - No aggressive recruitment or proselytism, - No aggression against the moral rules of the majority of belivers from all the religions - No civil disorder In fact each clan is entirely of one religion and life is difficult for those who want to live outside the clan system. |
 Gordon Heights |
 Stewart Mc Donald, Full back and coach of Thistland national Rugby team, photographed during the independance demonstrations while climing the hill of Donaldville Town Hall. He may be next Chairman of the Council. |
Name of ruler : Chief Angus Mc Leod is Chairman of the Council of the Twelve where each clan chief is present.
All the administration is controlled by this council. Chairman is mostly an honour as no decision can be made by
a man alone, all the power being in the Council. Population : The total population of Thistland numbers now a little more then 1 million people, most of them on the coastal regions. Ethnically they call themselves "Kiltenscots" and are believe to be related to the Kiltans. Parliament : The Parliament hosts 2 chambers. The House of People votes the civil and penal laws. The House of Clans votes the economic legislation, the budget and controls the Council. |
Clans tartans : These tartans are traditional wool wooving. Each one is deeply rooted from times before the plague and associated with a clan. These tartans associations with clans are valid only on Vexillum. No similarity with clans and tartans on other planet such as Earth is intended.
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| Mc Leod | Mc Dougall | Mc Alpine |
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| Mc Gregor | Mc Donald | Mc Cormick |
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| Mc Gill | Mc Queen | Mc Kenzie |
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| Mc Caulkin | Gordon | Mc Rae |
 Mc Kenzie Tower |
Type of Economy : liberal with severe anti-trust actions. All shares of societies must be in human hands,
not in other societies. Agriculture is limited by the poor soils to extensive cattle and sheep breeding. Industry
is in its infancy. Fishing and Trade are the main ressources. Languages : Gaelic Money : The Shilling is connected to the Mauretanian Dinar : 1 Shilling equals 1 Dinar. National Anthem : Thistles of our Land |
National prefered sports : Rugby, Soccer, Golf
National Sports teams kit : Black and yellow.
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 McGill Lands |
Armes : Chequered Black and yellow National badge : The Thistle  |
 The ruins of old McAlpine stronghold. |
Military : Each Clan equip and train a fixed number of units proportional to its wealth and population.
All are under direct control from GHQ.. (much more detail coming soon) Flags : Return to Alliance  Go to Philippe Bondurand's Flag Page Go to Flags Of The World Write to Eric Grimau |
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