Menal'Oi

The Menal'Oi are a diverse group of lesbian warriors dedicated to combining the greatest traits of multiple races to form a perfect clan of warriors.

Basic Information
The Menal'Oi are a nomadic tribe that occupy Irongrad Peninsula. It is constituted of all manners of races, including a preponderance of half-breeds and hybrids. Uniquely, its membership is entirely female.

Menal'Oi Beliefs
From childhood, Menal'Oi are taught to cherish personal autonomy, group cohesion, and physical strength. Dyadic relationships are seen as weaknesses, with social roles instead being served by the group as a whole. Children are nursed by the collective, taught by the collective, and nurtured by the collective. In adulthood, physical relationships exist entirely divorced from romantic relationships, which are actively discouraged.

Political Organization
Given its strong emphasis on personal autonomy, it is hardly surprising that no real central authority exists within the Menal'Oi. While there are women appointed as Gran Materra, their roles are largely ceremonial. Instead, policies and decisions that may effect the tribe are voted on in regular tribal meetings, with all citizens possessing one vote and the right to be petition.

Military Organization
The one area of Menal'Oi life that demonstrates rigidly defined roles is its military force. From a young age, Menal'Oi are taught to identify their strengths on the field of battle and develop them accordingly, listening to the leadership of senior warriors and those who have proven especially adept in combat and tactics. This cessation of authority is justified as a way of maintaining the indepence they enjoy by living separate from other, more patriarchal clans.

Reproduction
To ensure their continued existence, the Menal'Oi must seek out donors for impregnation. This selection process is rigrorous, as the male 'stock' must be of the highest quality. Sometimes those selected serve a political purpose, with a rival tribe offering up their strongest warrior as a candidate, under the condition that sons be returned to the fathers. Other times, the donor is a local warrior that volunteers, or a captured prisoner that nonetheless proved themselves distinguished on the field.

Though mating occurs throughout the year, important consummations are reserved for the Grand Ceremony of the Equinox, a ritualistic orgy that is said to increase the odds of conception. Males born that are not claimed by their fathers are sold or abandoned to nearby orphanages. To raise the infants, some of the lesser warriors assume the role of wet nurse, or 'feeder.'

Religion
While the Menal'Oi have no official religion, given its diverse background of members, the figure of Primamatrix Skulltuski occupies a central role in folk tales and oral history. Skulltuski is known as the founder of the Menal'Oi, and the chief architect of its values. Most rituals and ceremonies offer some benediction to her memory.

Important Figures

 * Primamatrix Skulltuski
 * Marr-Onetée
 * Susan Skulltuski