The Khamsin Clan is one of the nine Lyra Sarabands, a grouping of caravans that share common ancestry and customs within the Lyra Faction. The Clan is known for having healers and providing aid to other Lyra in need.
The Sahanka
The Khamsin Clan operates with a Sahanka, as evidenced by the text referring to “the Sahanka of the Khamsin Clan” coming to aid the Tisdhera Clan. The specific name or description of their Sahanka is not recorded in available sources.
The Sahanka provided lodging to Sierra and Efrén from the Tisdhera Clan after they were injured in a Tumult anomaly, loaning them a lodge during Sierra’s recovery period.
Medical Expertise
The Khamsin Clan maintains healers who are skilled in treating Tumult-related injuries and other ailments. When the Tisdhera Clan’s caravan was struck by a Tumult anomaly and Sierra’s legs were mutated by exposure to a Tumult pool, the Sahanka of the Khamsin Clan came to their aid.
The Clan’s healers worked to save Sierra’s legs, but despite their efforts, they could not reverse the damage caused by the Tumult. The integrity of her legs had been entirely compromised by the chaotic mutations, and they had to resort to amputating the affected areas.
This demonstrates both the Clan’s medical capabilities and their willingness to provide aid to other Lyra Clans in crisis.
Inter-Clan Relations
The Khamsin Clan’s response to the Tisdhera Clan’s crisis demonstrates the cooperative nature between Lyra Sarabands. Despite each Clan having its own customs, peculiarities, and beliefs, they maintain unity through common tradition and organization, providing mutual aid when needed.
Organization
Like all Lyra Sarabands, the Khamsin Clan has a Matriarch at their helm - an elder who ensures the respect of traditions and the memory of the Faction. The Matriarch serves as one of the exclusive interlocutors for the Nine Sisters, the Eidolons who serve as tutelary patrons to the Lyra.
The Clan also has a Shepherd or Shepherdess who represents the daily authority of the Clan’s Matriarch, tasked with managing logistics, human management, and keeping the caravan on schedule.