Adat

Adat, either referenced as a family, house, clan or tribe, is a group of related people who descend from the dynasty of Jarra Adat that fled from his capital of Kin'Haal Tar in Tselekhii to Ateiropolis in Neateir when he began to turn his people, including himself, to the Jarra'dine scorpion-people. Due to his glory, Adat likes to dub themselves the Sons of Th'hrashis. Since planting themselves in this city, the family has grown quite large and so is now dubbed a clan or tribe by some, there being families within Adat who use family records to see when it is safe to marry with another with aims of preserving their original people. As the keepers of Atero since early post-Shattering times (the city renamed Atheradat before it was conquered by Tajun), and Atero being the economic center of Neala before it's destruction, the family has had plenty of interbreeding with locals but retain their traditions, adapting only when times call for it. The original traditions have been more or less preserved throughout the past tens of thousands of years, including an evolved form of their language.

The clan does not consider Jarra Adat, it's oldest and most powerful member, to be a recognized full member since he was cut off thousands of years before. This is sure to bring the Adat survivors of Atero's destruction in the cross-hairs of the Element Lord of Sand.

Many members of Adat are practicioners of the Hero Kult, but soem members, notably Tarix, were Gruncharist. Some old kings were known to be of a secret cult worshiping a gold idol.

Famous Members
The family has an impact on Nealite history, examples including:
 * Th'hrashis Adat: Notable Core War hero under Thallasanon, later coming to be the de facto ruler of post-apocalyptic Atero among a group of guardians.
 * Bashis Adat: Adat later taking over the city as the dynastic kingdom of Atheradat under King Bashis and preserving the city as an economic center despite the recovering world looking in hostile jealousy, especially khagan warlords of the Ruuniq.
 * Haresh Adat: Last Adat ruler of Atero. He let his best friend and head of his body guard, Kertavus, marry his daughter, and when he died from his alcoholism Kertavus used his ties to Haresh to assume control of Atero, beginning his rise.
 * Abnakh Adat: Appointed Doux of Taiunopolis by his brother-in-law Kertavus due to the closeness the city was to the legacy of Th'hrashis, came to make Tajun a secondary home of Adat.
 * Tarix Adat: Noble great grandson of Abnakh Adat and Prime Glatorian of Tajun before the city was ruined by Tuma in his Skrall War. When the Glatorianate was abolished and Akkar chosen as Rex of United Neateir, Akkar found his friend Tarix to be the obvious choice as the Doux of Taiunopolis. Welcomed refugees of Atero's destruction to make their home at Tajuin, and witht his surpluss of population started a half-completed project of expanding the city north.
 * Varis Adat: Son of Tarix, Varis is the acting Doux of Tauinopolis. Tries to be polite, but comes off as being rude and posh.