Clan Osterland

Clan Osterland is a human clan that originated in the headlands of Gilneas before the founding of the Kingdom of Stormwind. Today, the Osterlands have members spread across the seven human kingdoms, numbering as one of the largest clans in human history. Though in these numbers, the clan does not hold any substantial power in any of the major kingdoms. The clan as a whole has no formal leadership to guide the clan as a whole, and connection between the various Osterlands are fostered purely on a family connection. Combined census records from the kingdoms estimate there to be over five hundred members of the Osterlands, with more that live in remote areas.

Organization
While lacking a central leadership, groups of Osterlands are organized into Lots, or groups based on the decent of a certain ancestor that started the Osterland population in that region. Various Lots include the Lot of Stormwind City, Lot of Arathi, Lot of Gilneas, and so on. Lots vary in size, mostly between ten to thirty. Each of these Lots are headed by the most senior Osterland of the group.

Traits
While common traits are rare in the clan as a whole, there are certain tendencies members follow:
 * Brown hair. A vast majority of the clan has brown or rustic hair, while the largest minority has black hair.
 * "Alterac Hands" or Thick skin. This mostly refers to their thicker than average skin on the palm of their hands and the bottom of their feet.
 * Above average libido. Often considered the reason for the clan's size, many of the members are known for being rather sexually hedonistic, taking many partners in their lifetime.
 * Single-eye blindness. It isn't uncommon for an Osterland to have their sight impaired in only one eye.

Notable Osterlands

 * Frederick Osterland of the Capital City Lot. Frederick, born in Lordaeron, had migrated to Stormwind City after the Scourge came. He is a noted cobbler and prepares a number of shoes for the nobility. He had a bastard daughter, Lora Raventhorne, several other children before passing away at the age of sixty-two.
 * Michael Osterland of the Arathi Lot. Michael is currently a man with minor estates in the plains of the Highlands, and rents them out to farmers. He is considered to be one of the wealthier Osterlands of the clan.
 * Sarah Osterland-Seyfried of the Elwynn Lot. Sarah is the legitimazed bastard of a distant Seyfried and a young Osterland by the name of Kevin Osterland. She has since served as a personal handmaiden to the Seyfrieds and its head.