Moonlight Dew Clan

Keepers of the Moon • Critically Endangered Clan • Balmung

Clouded with snow

The cold winds blow,

And shrill on leafless bough

The robin with its burning breast

Alone sings now.

The rayless sun,

Day's journey done,

Sheds its last ebbing light

On fields in leagues of beauty spread

Unearthly white.

Thick draws the dark,

And spark by spark,

The frost-fires kindle, and soon

Over that sea of frozen foam

Floats the white moon.

~ Walter de la Mare

History

"They arrived without fanfare."

It is believed that hundreds of years ago a small group of miqo'te travelled from the lands beyond. Before the endless winter and when greenery could still be found within Coerthas. For years the clan survived as a rumor. Dragoons who claimed to have been saved by long tail figures. Travellers who spotted the movement of hyur-like shadows in the distance. Until nearly a hundred years ago, the clan had been known to Coerthas commoners as the Haunts of Menphina.

However that changed a century ago. Determined to find an answer to what the, "Haunts of Menphina," truly were, a small noble house set out into the shadows of night. After three weeks of searching and the death of four men, the lord and his men at arms had chosen to depart from the rugged lands of Coerthas. Yet, when the cliff beneath their feet faltered to hold their weight, many men -- the lord included -- fell from a drop that killed most. It had been in Menphina's light that the man spoke a prayer for his wife and child at home, believing he'd never see them again. When he saw movement in the shadows he had convinced himself it was a wolf, coming to finish the job.

To the lord's surprise, he had been found by a miqo'te hunting party. The leader, Anesh Jinkjahl, approached the injured man with hesitance. When she discovered him on the brink of death he had been brought to the small clan's encampment and tended to by the menders. It was then that the, "Haunts of Menphina," were discovered to be the Moonlight Dew clan. When asked what he could do in trade for such kindness he was informed that their love had come free of cost. For the following five years, the lord fought -- and had been successful -- for maintaining the peace and seclusion of the small miqo'te tribe.

Other sightings of the tribe led some travellers to believe that the clan may of come from the Far East before they settled in Coerthas. Descriptions of how they faded from sight and were talented martially hinted towards skills Eorzea hadn't yet been introduced to.

Eight years ago everything changed. Word had long since spread of the talented but secluded Keeper of the Moon clan. Those who indulged in the Blackmarket became interested in the rarity of their prowess. Hunters had been sent out to dismantle and capture the clan. The slaughter held not a sliver of mercy. Those who could not be claimed were butchered by the blades of those who sought them out. Those who were injured but not broken were tossed into cages and carried out from Coerthas, destined to be slaves.

Now the clan has been split apart, many remain dead, but those who are not strive to find their family once more. . .

Clan Traits

"With their furs and their silks."

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Clan Traditions

"And for as unseen as they were."

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Tribe Members

"No one was prepared for how missed they would be once they were gone."

Females ■ Izhar Jinkjahl • Dowager • Deceased ■ Ezhara Jinkjahl • Matriarch • Alive

Honorary Members ■ Absolonloix Beaureux • Elezen Duskwight • Deceased ■ Buddiah Theralan Pottinger • Hyur Midlander • Alive ■ R'shenn Tia • Miqo'te Seeker • Alive

Males ■ Name • Rank • Status

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