Although clans go to war with one another here, it is perfectly acceptable and normal for anyone to marry outside of his or her own clan. If they choose to join another than the one to which they were born, that person is henceforth known as a Loyalist to the new clan they've joined. In some cases it is possible to remain loyal to more than one clan at once. In others, such as a marriage to the member of a clan with whom one's own is at war, the leaders are not so forgiving. In the event of offspring produced by a marriage outside of one's own clan, a Halfling Ceremony is expected to take place A halfling is the child of two parents from different clans who, when he or she has reached a coming of age, must choose which clan to actively belong to. It must always be a clan to which the halfling has biological ties - either the father's clan or the mother's. Every clan pays tribute to Oudeteros in their own way, as each one reveres a different godmask. Some pay tribute in cathedrals, others in open fields. Some clans of Elyria barter, and others use the common coin of the area - denari.