'' With that in mind, something you should know before going to the Cheetah clans''
'' Currently, five clan rules are Sabretooth, Elegant, Tiger, Cheetah, and Bear. Each of them wears a different uniform and symbol with a specific color. You can always tell them apart.
" Zara, you must remember is the symbol of each clan's"
Ondo drew in the dirt of the clan's symbol.
" If you ever run into someone that has this symbol "he points to the ground.''
"Run away immediately and never shows your face," he said with a stern tone and intense expression.
"Why," she asked
"He Leader of Sabertooth they are known for being ruthless it best to avoid them now. Ako is at peace now but it wasn't always like that ."Ondo explain
" I heard from my grandfather that there were many wars. Because of those wars, some clans became nothing more than dust"
"Nonetheless, The Sabertooth clan made the Ako order. Five clans that I mention are part of it. Among the clan, Sabertooth is the most dangerous with our current strength . We won't be able to survive if we go up against them." he explains
"That's why we must be cautious when dealing with them"
" We may never come across him. I heard a while back they rarely go out of the territory "
" Do you know why you are being hunted or while your clan was wiped out "Zara said
" I don't know the details but there was some suspicious behavior of the leaders before the attack. After my father died my mom ran the clan. She was acting strange they double guard as well as the trap around our villages.
" I am not sure the main reason but for many years our clan has been in peace" We live separate from the other clans I don't understand why they would want to kill us"
Painful memory was flooding Zara could tell by his expression
" Don't worry we will surely take revenge on all who killed our clan members" Zara said with a cunning expression
Ondo felt united with Zara more than ever because she said our clan.
" I know, For now it best that we stay in hiding"
"How close are we to the other village?" Zara asked
"We are far away it takes seven days for them. Our main goal is to get to the cheetah territory."
"We are not allowed to go into another clan territory without a pass so we have to take a long way.
Ondo draw a map of the region Zara was amazed how Ondo could remember all the territory. All members are required to remember the sounding territory.No one makes a mistake by going into another clan territory.
The Clans
There are five clans in Ako that I know for their power, wealth, and strength among them the sabretooth clan stand the highest among the other clan.
The Sabertooth clan
There were many stories about the sabertooth clan some say that they were a weak clan that only had ten thousand members in it. War had destroyed the clan that was until Xiphos'' The Great'' Nerk Became the leader. Over the year Xiphos rebuild his clan from the ground he has over a million members including outside clans. As well as money and power the made most of his money selling and trading magic items.
However, not much is known about the clan itself they live in the far south near all of Greenland. Recently Sabertooth clan was taking in other lesser clans.
Rumors are going around that he is preparing for war. The Sabertooth clan rarely leave their home unless it is for business. No one has seen Xiphos for years his personal life is also a mystery he was married once and has an older daughter. Named ''Eva'' Heartless'' Sinon just like her father she rarely leads the sabertooth clan. However, whenever she did leave a veil covering her face. No one sees him or his daughter for many years they assume he is dead or just a myth to scare the other clans.
The Elegant Clan
No one knew when the Elegant clan started most of their leader was a woman. The woman in the clan is far from the average woman. The Elegant clan has born strong warriors that can rival a man that all changed. When Julius'' The Mighty'' Zauka marryed Queen Gaza'' honorable'' Zauku it was the first time in many years since a man had ruled that clan. As a power couple, they ruled the elegant clan into the second powerful clan. Julius is known for being a lunatic thirty for blood while his wife is gentle and kind. Their been rumors that his wife can't have children. Julius has his older daughter Rain'' the graceful'' Zauka from a previous marriage.
Julius is also the younger brother of Xiphos they seem to have a love-hate relationship
The Tiger clan
For many years the tiger clan has sowed a seed of discord between other clans because of their greed for money and power they build up enemies in Ako. It seems like they were getting attacked every week rumors spread that they are weak and valuable. Which made it worst the clan was on the break of extinct that was until the Sabertooth clan team up with them. No one knows the real nature of their relationship but they have proved to be a force to reckon with. After selling and trading herb he was able to rebuild . The Tiger clan has built to its former glory.
However, the leader Noki'' the Selfish'' Herior is still up to his old ways by hunting and killing the Panther clan the Tiger clan took over their land and money. No one knew why Noki attacked the tiger clan or why he is hunting for Ondo. The one things were clear they are the enemy.
The Bear clan
Jinx'' Grizzly'' Calgos is a strong warrior that name strike fear in the heart of even the strongest warrior. His clan is known for building great armor and weapon that surpass the normal blacksmith. His land is toward the north where all the mountains and caves are. He builds a great city that is only accessed by the kingdom is heavy guards with weapons of war. He is also a loyal follower of Xiphos they say he has had plenty of chances to kill Xiphos. But refuse to since then Xiphos and Jinx have become good friends although their kingdom is far from one another. They visit one another kingdom often Jinx is an honorable and smart man. Some could say he a genius he build his kingdom in harsh conditions and still manage to keep his clan strong.
The Cheetah clan
Oliver'' Greedy'' Chavla is a good friend of mine we grow up together. He has always been kind to me he is the youngest to join the Ako Order. His clan is located in the wilderness toward the east. The land is name Hinterland I visited it a few times. Because the land is located in the semi- desert it is hard to find water. Over the years he had to get creative the clan is large, unlike other clans they are actively traveling around. Oliver s trying to get more land to expand his clan over the years he has taken over lesser clans.
there are other clans that outside of those clans some of them are criminals while others live peaceful there are also outside towns that you can freely travel through.
Most of the income comes from trading valuables many laws prevent a trade from scamming the other person. The second thing is gilds, gilds are a type of currency there are different gilds for each location.
The shape and color are different but the value is still the same some kingdoms would let you use another type of gild in their kingdom. They have to exchange it before they get into the kingdom if you are outside you need a visitor pass.
Ako has laws and rules that everyone follows many people want to start a war with the other clan but so far there are only rumors. So far Ondo was able to avoid any danger while traveling from one kingdom to another by using the backroads.
Next Morning
Ondo left early to go back to the hunting ground he gently kissed her on the forehead. Which woke her up today was a big day for Zara after talking with Ondo yesterday night she realize that. Going hunting is a waste of time there was a few problems when going hunting. The first is the risk of getting hurt because of the lack of resources either of them can afford to get hurt. The second problem that was bothersome was how long it takes and sometimes it's no guarantee that you will get prey. The third problem was that the meat doesn't last long you have to eat it soon or it will spoil. Finding other things to eat would be best lucky she had a master's in botanical. She never did anything with it but now she can use her knowledge too though the herbs glow green she want to make sure they were safe to eat and what type of ability they had.