Clan Ginnis

== Overview ==
The Ginnis are a shell of their former selves. Once a successful clan of blacksmiths, they now consist of a small family grouping which is spread throughout Deurlyth, doing all they can to buy bread. Whether that's as a a mercenery, a deckhand overseas, or a stablehand scraping manure in a barn, nothing is too lowly for a Ginnis. Yet this is an incredibly proud family which refuses to relent or abandon their name.
Recently they've established a small village in the far south of the Northern Territories, and have begun trade relations with the Eachern for wheat and rye to produce alcohol.
== History ==
During the War of Fool's Providence, the Ginnis experienced the greatest boom in their population than ever. Being blacksmiths, they supplied weapons to all sides and thrived. At the conclusion of the war, they suffered the least from the Treaty of Fool's Providence, as they had very little tillable land the Eachern desired.
However, at the start of the War of the Dimia, they were recognized for their success and resources. Their villages all pillaged by the Dimia, the Ginnis clan found itself poor and with no place to call their own.
However, ever resourceful, they made the best of a bad situation. Instead of relenting to the demand of the Dimia, the Ginnis fled to the Eachern, where they plead for sanctuary in exchange for labor. This was one of the major influences in individual battles. The Ginnis, master blacksmiths, produced excellent weaponry for very cheap for the Eachern and their allies, while the Dimia had focused merely on pillaging leftovers.
When the war concluded, the Eachern returned their original territories and they thought their troubles may be over. However, it was anything but. The Torra clan recognized the Ginnis for the threat they were.
At the very start of their rise, they targeted the Ginnis. A majority of clan members were killed, their homes were burned, their livestock slaughtered and left to rot. Only about ten members survived.
Without those numbers, clan Ginnis naturally should have disintegrated and adopted a new name under other, larger clans. But, unusually, they have prioritized the immortality of their name over their own dignity, and stray members can be found among most clans or even among Novanians and overseas doing odd jobs. The Torra have since filled the niche of blacksmiths, and any attempts to reenter the field has been met with harsh treatment.
Only recently they have established a foothold in a sequestered area near the Eachern producing alcohol from wheat and rye.
== Relationships ==
The Ginnis are generally very neutral in tone. Most clans consider them too insignificant to have any particular opinion of anymore. However, they bear a strong animosity for the Torra.Category:Deurlen Clans