Editing EternalEmpire:Naming Conventions (section)

=== Clade Names ===

	Corivali is the Clade Name and signifies membership to a much, much larger and more disparate social group. These are ancient names, signifying the ancestral family from which multiple modern families have since sprung. The “super-families” have their roots back in Lenjic times and the earliest days of the Empire where the large social groups were far more cohesive and the source of considerable political and economic power. In all but the most lethargic or corrupt clades, the central family (from which all the descendants have sprung) archives the great deeds of their members, past and present.

	Centuries ago, clades were concentrated around specific locations, primarily the greatest cities on Arqualan. Today, however, they are far more scattered and few have any discernible “territory”. Over the ages, new clades evolved from various sources, especially the descendants of powerful individuals like certain Emperors and conquerors. Others arose from groups who followed an unusual religion or philosophical school, and circles of the elite, such as oracles and physicians. 

	Today, most Arqi citizens still profess membership in a clade, although the strength of this union diminishes the farther one moves away from Arqualan. In some isolated spots of the empire, many people have abandoned or forgotten the Clades their families once belonged to. Occasionally, an individual or an entire family may be “evicted” from a Clade because of some great disgrace or nefarious deed. Similarly, certain families and individuals may view their clades as degenerate or otherwise undesirable and abandon their membership entirely.
 
	Previously, it was tradition for husbands and wives to maintain their pre-marriage Clade names (if distinct), and while this is still the case in more traditional circles,  many people change their Clade affiliation upon marriage. Generally, the married couple decides the issue jointly, although the clade in question is under no obligation to allow new members. A few rare instances exist where a family has membership in two (or more) clades, but this situation is exceedingly rare and most clades do not allow dual membership. The form of a Clade name is always feminine. 

'''Common Arqi Clade Names'''

Brewi (Brui in trad. spelling), 
Havari, 
Corivali, 
Fiovaria, 
Ambieria, 
Thorovia, 
Arquezi, 
Sequinia, 
Varedi