Who would be your first clan to play as?

**The Bruce** · February 29, 2008, 09:44 PM

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**DragonsWarrior** · March 01, 2008, 01:56 PM

okies then thanks

**Father Jack** · March 01, 2008, 02:26 PM

The MacDonalds of course...... so I can crush the Campbell traitors and murderers (Yeh sorry i have had a rant about this before

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**Phase** · March 02, 2008, 11:20 AM

Clan Home, here!

**RangersFan** · March 27, 2008, 09:19 PM

Hey guys, I was looking information on the Norse being in the Brittish Isles, and I found that the MacDonalds, MacDougalls, and MacLeods all have Norse lineages, this was found through DNA tests:
Atleast in modern times that is.
My question is, did these clans take anything unique from the Norse?

**RangersFan** · March 30, 2008, 10:12 AM

Sorry for the double post, but I'd really like to know the history behind the connection as I can't find information on it.
I'm both curious of this because I want to learn something about history and if they will have something unique to them in your game.

Thanks in advance!

**The Border Reiver** · March 31, 2008, 02:17 AM

Hi Rangers Fan....sorry about taking so long to reply. You are correct about the Norse influence on highland peoples and especially the 3 factions you have mentioned which will be in our games.

A good (albeit), brief introduction is found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerled

But these lineages aren't something newly acquired to history through science, these have been firmly established and known since the Middle Ages, via both the written and oral word.

In our mod these 3 factions are shown as Gaelic factions.

**RangersFan** · March 31, 2008, 09:36 AM

Thanks Reiver, really appreciate it!

Reason I asked is I couldn't find any information, except it said one of the Factions claimed a Gaelic ancestor as their main ancestor but a Norseman was found to be a common ancestor of the three clans I named.

In our mod these 3 factions are shown as Gaelic factions.

Would Norse culture be reflected in their warfare at this time though? Seems like the area and population would wash that out like the French influence on the Viking Normans.

**NimbleNota** · March 31, 2008, 04:32 PM

Some further basic reading:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse-Gaels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Isles

**McMoose77** · April 19, 2008, 07:54 PM

too bad there isn't a Grant or Maclachlan clan as i am both, namesake being Maclachlan, but my mum is a Grant,

oh and The Bruce, remember that both of my clans supported you (Grant being a rather big one), and I agree with Mackios The Grants weren't big fans of the traitorous Campbells.

**Plonkdog** · April 20, 2008, 06:50 AM

MacDonald, naturally. I'm of Clanranald and would also like to get at the Campbells especially since I've been to the site of the massacre.

@McMoose77
I know some MacLaughlins in Glasgow! They're my correspondence with Scotland, and the Grants fought two regiments to the left of Clanranald at Culloden

**McMoose77** · April 20, 2008, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Plonkdog

MacDonald, naturally. I'm of Clanranald and would also like to get at the Campbells especially since I've been to the site of the massacre.

@McMoose77
I know some MacLaughlins in Glasgow! They're my correspondence with Scotland, and the Grants fought two regiments to the left of Clanranald at Culloden

And the Maclachlans were two regiments to your right at Culloden! It's funny how clan heritage connects people who've never met.

**Plonkdog** · April 22, 2008, 05:54 AM

you're absolutely correct.

**the Black Douglas** · April 26, 2008, 10:04 AM

Clan Douglas of course!

**The Border Reiver** · May 05, 2008, 09:13 PM

What would a Scottish Mod be without the Douglasses!!!

**lerb21** · July 08, 2008, 12:22 PM

Did you guys manage to get ALL of the clan in the game?

This map blows my mind

Clans ahoy!

**The Bruce** · July 08, 2008, 01:21 PM

Version 3 will feature 5 new clan factions:

MacDonald
MacLeod
MacKenzie
Comyn
MacDougall

Version 4 will have more (3+?)

Other clans feature as Rebels.

That map pertains to a much later period than our mod.

**TWFanatic** · July 08, 2008, 02:17 PM

No Clan Douglas??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**The Bruce** · July 08, 2008, 06:38 PM

Not Yet.

It is not simple - if you add every major Clan what does the Scotland faction become?

Would it make sense to have Clan Douglas as a separate faction to Robert the Bruce's Scotland?