Editing Flamepunk: The Hadar Families (section)

===The Families===

The true power behind the Hadar, and the feudal lords of all who serve them. Some Families are truly caring for their communities, while others seek only power and influence. The Families are interlinked by a byzantine web of contracts, marriages, and debts, and so rarely go to war against each other. It is not uncommon for Family members to hold ranks in the Guilds or in the Church, allowing Hadar influence a foothold in those organizations.

Families are organized into a hierarchy.

;''Bayt''
: The smallest family unit is the ''bayt'', or "tent," harkening back to the Hadar's days as a nomadic culture. In the past, a Tent might be a few adults and children, but at this time, a Tent can be a rather large or extended family. In all cases, however, the Tent has a matriarch heading the family.

;''Goum''
: This is an extended grouping of ''bayts'' linked together by marriage or common ancestry. 

;''Ibn amm''
: These are also known as "descent groups," and are formed by the 3 to 5 generations of cousins, nieces, and nephews of a ''goum''.