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'''Clan''' - A group of individuals with a common ancestry.
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'''A clan''' is a group of individuals with a common ancestry.
  
In the Gargoyles Universe, the word clan is most often associated with groups of [[gargoyles]] who defend a territory, including their [[rookery]] if present, and usually form a protectorate of some sort. However, [[Macbeth]] also referred to his people in ancient [[Scotland]] as '[[Clan Moray]]'.
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In the [[Gargoyles Universe]], the word "clan" usually refers to a group of [[gargoyles]] which defends a territory, including a [[rookery]] if present, and usually forms a protectorate of some sort. However, [[Macbeth]] also referred to his people in ancient [[Scotland]] as "[[Clan Moray]]," since the term can also be used for extended [[human]] families related by blood.
  
 
==Ancient and Extinct Clans==
 
==Ancient and Extinct Clans==
  
We know of several clans that once existed, but have gone extinct. [[Goliath]] once said that at one point (probably while humans were still in the stone age) there were gargoyle clans all over the world. Gargoyles were probably the dominant species at that time, though it is unlikely their numbers equaled the current human population. It seems most, if not all, gargoyle clans were destroyed by humans one way or another. Following is a list of extinct clans. Keep in mind that as Goliath's comment indicates, this list is far from complete.
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We know of several clans that once existed, but have gone extinct. [[Goliath]] once said that at one point {{CIT|(probably while humans were still in the Stone Age)}} there were gargoyle clans all over [[Earth|the world]]. {{CIT|Gargoyles were the dominant species at that time, though it is unlikely their numbers ever equaled the current human population.}} It seems most, if not all, gargoyle clans were destroyed by humans one way or another. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2580]  Following is a list of extinct clans. Note that as Goliath's comment indicates, this list is far from complete.
  
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* {{CIT|The [[Olympian Clan]] - [[Olympus]], [[Greece]] - Destroyed sometime before [[1996]], and probably centuries earlier. }}[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=632]
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* {{CIT|The [[Irish Clan]] - [[Ireland]] - Destroyed sometime between [[10]] AD and 1996.}}
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* The [[Wyvern Clan]] - [[Wyvern Hill]], Scotland - Destroyed in [[994]].
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* {{CIT|The [[Scone Clan]] - [[Scone]], Scotland - Destroyed by 1057 at the latest, and probably decades earlier.}}
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* {{CIT|The [[Wyvern Clan (split)]] - Scotland - A branch of the original Wyvern Clan. Destroyed between [[988]] and [[997]].}}
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* [[Demona's Clan]] - Scotland - Clan divided into numerous cells. Last cells destroyed in [[1057]].
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:*[[Sruighlea Cell]] - Destroyed by [[Constantine]] and [[Gillecomgain]] in 997.
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:*[[Lunfanan Cell]] - Made up of remnants of the Wyvern Clan and the Wyvern Clan (split). All destroyed (with the exception of Demona) by [[Canmore]] in 1057.
  
The [[Irish Clan]] - Ireland - '''Destroyed sometime between [[10]] AD and [[1996]].'''
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Note: Many other clans in Ireland, Scotland and Greece may have existed besides the ones listed.
  
The [[Wyvern Clan]] - Wyvern, Scotland - Destroyed in [[994]].
 
  
The [[Wyvern Clan (Split)]] - Scotland - '''A branch of the original Wyvern Clan. Destroyed between [[988]] and [[1020]].'''
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Several other locales that were possibly once home to gargoyle clans are theorized, though these are far less well known and their existence is only hinted as a possibility by [[Greg Weisman]] or by other clues where noted. These locales include:
  
[[Demona's Clan]] - Moray, Scotland - Destroyed in [[1057]].
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* [[Africa]] - {{CIT|At least one clan existed here including a possible clan in [[Egypt]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2042]
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* [[Atlantis]] - {{CIT|Atlantis may have had a clan. The word "[[gorlois]]" and the creation of the [[Praying Gargoyle]] support this possibility.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1969]
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* [[Camelot]] - {{CIT|[[King Arthur]]'s familiarity with gargoyles may have been in part due to a clan at his ancient castle.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1271]
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* [[Italy]] - {{CIT|At least one clan existed here including possibly one in [[Rome]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2584]
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* Middle East - {{CIT|At least one clan existed in Mesopotamia, including, possibly, a clan in Babylon.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9501]
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* [[Norway]] - {{CIT|At least one clan existed here, which makes sense given [[Odin]]'s comment about not seeing gargoyles in Norway in recent times.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7807]
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* Persia - {{CIT|At least one clan existed here.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2584]
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* Various Mediterranean Locations - {{CIT|Gargoyles from other clans in this region may have joined members of the Olympian Clan in forming a clan on [[New Olympus]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2042]
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* Western North America - Though [[Grandmother]] said that gargoyles had never lived on [[Queen Florence Island]], she is familiar with the species which may mean at least one clan existed on North America's Western coast.
  
The [[Scone Clan]] - Scone, Scotland - '''Destroyed by 1057 at the latest, and probably decades earlier.'''
 
  
The [[Olympian Clan]] - Olympus, Greece - '''Destroyed sometime before 1996, and probably centuries earlier.'''
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{{CIT|Greg Weisman has stated that [[Antarctica]] has never had a resident gargoyle clan in the past.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2571] {{CIT|This is probably due to the extreme day/night cycle and climatic severity, but it has been suggested that a gargoyle could eventually adapt to such conditions.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=27][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3956]
 
 
 
 
'''[[Greg Weisman]] has also confirmed that in addition to this list, Norway once had at least one clan (which makes sense, given [[Odin|Odin's]] comment about not seeing many gargoyles in Norway in recent times), that the continent of Africa had at least one clan at some point. [[Grandmother]] made a mention of not seeing gargoyles in many generations, which could hint at extinct clans near the Western coast of North America, though she also said that in the past, gargoyles had never lived on [[Queen Florence Island]]. Other locations that Greg Weisman hints had clans are Italy, and more specifically Rome, Persia, and [[Egypt]]. Gargoyles from these and other Mediterranean locations may have gone on to join the clan on [[New Olympus]] that seems to have been founded mostly by members of the Olympian Clan. It also seems likely that ancient [[Camelot]] had a gargoyle clan since [[Arthur Pendragon, King|Arthur]] seemed to be very familiar with them. There were probably many other clans in [[Ireland]], [[Scotland]] and Greece, besides the ones listed. Basically, as Goliath said, there were clans located all over the planet at one point. However, Greg Weisman has said that there were no gargoyle clans existing in Antarctica in ancient times, probably due to the climate and seasonal sunlight issues.'''
 
  
 
==The Surviving Clans==
 
==The Surviving Clans==
  
In [[1993]], shortly before Goliath's Clan was awakened there only eight clans alive in the world. They are all quite old, and have managed to survive by hiding from humans, living in extremely remote locations, or forming solid bonds with human allies.
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In [[1993]], shortly before Goliath's Clan was awakened there were {{CIT|only eight}} clans alive in the world. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=536]  They are all quite old, and have managed to survive by hiding from humans, living in extremely remote locations, or forming solid bonds with human allies.
 
   
 
   
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* The [[London Clan]] - [[London]], [[England]]
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* The [[Ishimura Clan]] - [[Ishimura]], [[Japan]]
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* The [[Mayan Clan]] - [[ChacIxChel]], [[Guatemala]]
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* {{CIT|The [[Pukhan Clan]] - [[Pukhan]], [[Korea]]}}
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* {{CIT|The [[Xanadu Clan]] - [[Xanadu, China|Xanadu]], [[China]]}}
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* {{CIT|The [[Loch Ness Clan]] - [[Loch Ness]], Scotland}}
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* {{CIT|The [[New Olympian Clan]] - [[Mount Thanatos]], New Olympus}}
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* The [[Avalon Clan]] - [[Oberon's Palace]], [[Avalon]]
  
The [[London Clan]] - London, England
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It is unclear which of these clans is the oldest, but the Avalon Clan is probably the youngest clan {{CIT|and the New Olympus Clan is likely the next youngest because it was founded from other clans that existed at the time}}. {{CIT|Greg Weisman usually lists the clans in this exact order, so it is possible that they are in order of how old they are (oldest to youngest), though that is merely speculation.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2556]
 
 
The [[Ishimura Clan]] - Ishimura, Japan
 
 
 
The [[Mayan Clan]] - ChacIxChel, Guatemala
 
 
 
The [[Korea Clan]] - Pukhan, Korea
 
 
 
The [[Xanadu Clan]] - Xanadu, China
 
 
 
The [[Loch Ness Clan]] - Loch Ness, Scotland
 
 
 
The [[New Olympian Clan]] - Mount Thanatos, New Olympus
 
 
 
The [[Avalon Clan]] - Oberon's Palace, Avalon
 
 
 
 
 
It is unclear which of these clans is the oldest, but the Avalon Clan is probably the youngest clan and the New Olympus Clan is likely the next youngest because it was founded from other clans that existed at the time. Greg Weisman usually lists the clans in this exact order, so it is possible that they are in order of how old they are (oldest to youngest), though that is merely speculation.
 
  
 
==The First New Clans==
 
==The First New Clans==
  
Between [[1994]] and 1996, two new clans would be founded. One was awakened from a magic spell that left them sleeping for a thousand years, while the other was created through scientific cloning.
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Between [[1994]] and 1996, two new clans would be founded. One was awakened from a [[magic]] spell that had left them sleeping for a thousand years, while the other was created through scientific [[clones|cloning]].
 
 
 
 
The [[Manhattan Clan]] - New York, U.S.A.
 
 
 
The [[Labyrinth Clan]] - New York, U.S.A
 
  
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* The [[Manhattan Clan]] - [[New York]], [[United States of America|U.S.A.]]
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* The [[Labyrinth Clan]] - New York, U.S.A
  
 
==Future Clans==
 
==Future Clans==
  
Sometime between 1996 and [[2188]], gargoyles from the ten existing clans (by 2188, collectively known as the [[Gargoyle Nation]]) will go on to form two new clans.
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{{CIT|Sometime between 1996 and [[2188]], gargoyles from the ten existing clans (by 2188, collectively known as the [[Gargoyle Nation]]) will go on to form two new clans.}}
 
 
 
 
The [[Camelot Clan]] - New Camelot, Antarctica
 
 
 
The [[Wyvern Clan (Future)|Wyvern Clan]] - Wyvern, Scotland
 
 
 
 
 
The Wyvern Clan will be very traditionalist and, in contrast, the Camelot Clan will be very internationalist.
 
  
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* {{CIT|The [[Camelot Clan]] - [[New Camelot]], Antarctica}}
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* {{CIT|The [[Wyvern Clan (Future)|Wyvern Clan]] - Wyvern, Scotland}}
  
After [[2198]], the Gargoyle Nation will create two new clans.
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{{CIT|The Wyvern Clan will be very traditionalist and in contrast, the Camelot Clan will be very internationalist.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2587]
  
  
The [[Liberty Clan]] - Queen Florence Island, Canada
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{{CIT|After [[2198]], the Gargoyle Nation will create two new clans.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=6520]
  
The [[Notre Dame Clan]] - Paris, France
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* {{CIT|The [[Liberty Clan]] - Queen Florence Island, [[Canada]]}}
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* {{CIT|The [[Notre Dame Clan]] - [[Paris]], [[France]]}}
  
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{{CIT|As the years go by, one can assume that the gargoyle population will continue to climb and more clans will be formed, once again bringing about a time when gargoyle clans are found throughout the world.}}
  
As the years go by, one can assume that the gargoyle population will continue to climb and more clans will be formed, once again bringing about a time when gargoyle clans are throughout the world.
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Revision as of 08:09, 4 June 2017

A clan is a group of individuals with a common ancestry.

In the Gargoyles Universe, the word "clan" usually refers to a group of gargoyles which defends a territory, including a rookery if present, and usually forms a protectorate of some sort. However, Macbeth also referred to his people in ancient Scotland as "Clan Moray," since the term can also be used for extended human families related by blood.

Ancient and Extinct Clans

We know of several clans that once existed, but have gone extinct. Goliath once said that at one point (probably while humans were still in the Stone Age) there were gargoyle clans all over the world. Gargoyles were the dominant species at that time, though it is unlikely their numbers ever equaled the current human population. It seems most, if not all, gargoyle clans were destroyed by humans one way or another. [1] Following is a list of extinct clans. Note that as Goliath's comment indicates, this list is far from complete.

Note: Many other clans in Ireland, Scotland and Greece may have existed besides the ones listed.


Several other locales that were possibly once home to gargoyle clans are theorized, though these are far less well known and their existence is only hinted as a possibility by Greg Weisman or by other clues where noted. These locales include:

  • Africa - At least one clan existed here including a possible clan in Egypt. [3]
  • Atlantis - Atlantis may have had a clan. The word "gorlois" and the creation of the Praying Gargoyle support this possibility. [4]
  • Camelot - King Arthur's familiarity with gargoyles may have been in part due to a clan at his ancient castle. [5]
  • Italy - At least one clan existed here including possibly one in Rome. [6]
  • Middle East - At least one clan existed in Mesopotamia, including, possibly, a clan in Babylon. [7]
  • Norway - At least one clan existed here, which makes sense given Odin's comment about not seeing gargoyles in Norway in recent times. [8]
  • Persia - At least one clan existed here. [9]
  • Various Mediterranean Locations - Gargoyles from other clans in this region may have joined members of the Olympian Clan in forming a clan on New Olympus. [10]
  • Western North America - Though Grandmother said that gargoyles had never lived on Queen Florence Island, she is familiar with the species which may mean at least one clan existed on North America's Western coast.


Greg Weisman has stated that Antarctica has never had a resident gargoyle clan in the past. [11] This is probably due to the extreme day/night cycle and climatic severity, but it has been suggested that a gargoyle could eventually adapt to such conditions. [12][13]

The Surviving Clans

In 1993, shortly before Goliath's Clan was awakened there were only eight clans alive in the world. [14] They are all quite old, and have managed to survive by hiding from humans, living in extremely remote locations, or forming solid bonds with human allies.

It is unclear which of these clans is the oldest, but the Avalon Clan is probably the youngest clan and the New Olympus Clan is likely the next youngest because it was founded from other clans that existed at the time. Greg Weisman usually lists the clans in this exact order, so it is possible that they are in order of how old they are (oldest to youngest), though that is merely speculation. [15]

The First New Clans

Between 1994 and 1996, two new clans would be founded. One was awakened from a magic spell that had left them sleeping for a thousand years, while the other was created through scientific cloning.

Future Clans

Sometime between 1996 and 2188, gargoyles from the ten existing clans (by 2188, collectively known as the Gargoyle Nation) will go on to form two new clans.

The Wyvern Clan will be very traditionalist and in contrast, the Camelot Clan will be very internationalist. [16]


After 2198, the Gargoyle Nation will create two new clans. [17]

As the years go by, one can assume that the gargoyle population will continue to climb and more clans will be formed, once again bringing about a time when gargoyle clans are found throughout the world.