Torkelson



Family name of a tribe on Nilfeheim. Originating from Earth.

The Torkelsons are not paet of the original colonists and not a clan.

A family of Freemen and Low men.

Freemen are those who do not belong to a Clan (but can take Employment at a Clan) who carry Names and can open businesses and own property, but no Burgs.

In order to have a Burg and start a Clan you need Clan descent or have the approval of the Circle Of Elders to raise a family to Clan status (happened once in 3000 years).

Low Men are the peasants often living no better than slaves. Low Men have no rights on Nilfeheim (of course they are considered Union Citizens if they manage to go to Union School). Some Clans treat their Low Men well and pay them wages, others keep them like slaves in near-inhuman conditions (until 5020).