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# Urkhunait
Ruling Clan - Cunning, Generous and Authoritative - Descendants of [[Urkhun]] Khan / Khagan the 'Hero'
Tier 6
> [[Monchug]], the current khan of the Khuzaits, looks upon the Empire in its state of disarray and dreams of glory, of surpassing his ancestor [[Urkhun]] and conquering even deeper into the settled lands. Some of the clans have been decimated by the Urkhunids' wars, however, and feel their sacrifices have not been properly rewarded. They yearn for a khan who is less interested in glory, and more interested in justice.
# Dialogue
Khan, [[Monchug]] [[Urkhunait]] on [[Urkhun]] and the [[Khuzait-Khanate]] clans
> "[[Urkhun]], my forefather, gave the Khuzaits everything they had. They were as mangy steppe dogs, eating from the scrapheap outside the walls of the cities. He turned them into a pack of wolves. He raised his hand, and cities fell, and he gave the clans land to call their own."
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> "Is there a chieftain of the Khuzaits who does not like my decisions? Is there one who does not want me as khan? So be it - let him abandon his lands, the gift of my forefathers, and flee back into the great grass. I will not follow. I will not hunt him."
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> "But he who stays here, in the land won by my forefather, he lives under my hand. That is all there is to say."
## Others on
[[Mesui]] on clan [[Khergit-clan]], [[Monchug]] [[Urkhunait]], and [[Khuzait-Khanate]] politics
> "The [[Khergit-clan]] have suffered greatly in the wars of the Khuzaits. So many of our men have fallen..."
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> "It is for this reason that I lead the clan. The other clans, they think that because the Khergits are led by woman, that we are weak. They look at our land, our wealth, and think - we could take that. I can fight one of them, I can fight two, but I cannot fight them all."
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> "So long as [[Monchug]] has a firm hand on things, I do not worry much. The other clans dare not covet our lands and herds too openly. Yes... A strong khan can be a great blessing to the weak, so long as he remains strong."
[[Siga]] [[Kuloving]] on Khan, [[Monchug]] [[Urkhunait]]
> "[[Monchug]], yes. I have made a vow about that [[Khuzait-Khanate]]. When I have fulfilled that vow, you may ask the skalds to tell you the whole story. It will be a bloody tale."
# Game Files / Developer Diaries
The [[Urkhunait]] are ruling clan of the Khuzaits, named after the Khagan [[Urkhun]] who transformed them from squabbling bands of fierce but undisciplined nomads into a formidable machine of war. The current Khan, Tulag ([[Monchug]]), is cut from this cloth. Grim, humorless, as demanding of his followers as he is of himself, he has an unblemished record on the battlefield. But the Khuzaits are no longer a hungry people, desperate for a iron-handed warlord to lead them to richer pastures, and from the comfort of their palaces many clan leaders are beginning to wonder if they too could serve as Khagan.
Patriarch: Tulag ([[Monchug]]) . Ascetic.
Valorous, Honorable, Cruel, Ungenerous
Heir: overawed,
Heiress is warrior
The [[Khergit-clan]], or 'Roan Horses', were one of the first peoples to be subjugated by [[Urkhun]]. Although assimilated into his confederacy by force, they proved themselves some of his most valuable warriors, and were rewarded with extensive lands in his new conquests. War however took a heavy toll of the clan's males, and ten years ago the [[Arkit]] made a bid for their territories. [[Mesui]], sister of a slain noyan (Solun) and part of a long tradition of steppe warrior-women, led the [[Khergit-clan]]'s counter-attack. She continues to rule a clan nervous about its brush with extinction, and resentful of the [[Urkhunait]] for doing little to help them.
[[Chaikand]] sits by the reed-marshes on the edge of Lake Tanaesis. In the years when the east was an [[Imperial]] protectorate ([[Calradian-Empire]] x [[Darshia-Cnty.]]), boats laden with hides, wool and salt shuttled across the lake's placid waters, returning with [[Imperial]] silks and silver. With the coming of the Khuzaits and the subsequent wars the water-trade stopped, but [[Chaikand]] remains a major trade entrepot and military base, the fief of the ruling [[Urkhunait]] clan. From the pavilions of his palace, the khan can look out across the lake and see the hazy outline of hills that he may one day graze his horses upon.
| ![[monchug.png\|300]] | !-- Smart and devious --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_6_1" <br>name="{=Toj0vayQ}[[Monchug]]" <br>age="38" <br>voice="curt" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"><br><br>Trait id="Authoritarian" <br>value="1" /> |
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|  | name="{=FLrdHzSf}Anat" <br>age="39" <br>voice="earnest" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>is_female="true" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |
|  | Anat is not the biological mother of Bortu.<br><br>!-- lieutenants --> <br>!-- Urkhunait lieutenant. Quiet voice of reason --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_6_13" <br>name="{=AAqB4QxB}Bortu" <br>age="18" <br>voice="softspoken" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |
|  | !-- Heirs --> <br>!-- Chagan, extremely protective of his family's primacy --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_6_7" <br>name="{=uducgNbf}Chaghan" <br>age="18" <br>voice="earnest" <br>default_group="HorseArcher" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |
|  | !-- heiresses --> <br>!-- Urkhunait heiress. Manipulative, a bit pampered --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_6_10" <br>name="{=2RGc09o0}Alijin" <br>age="18" <br>voice="softspoken" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_female="true" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord"> |
| ![[[urkhun]]](https://mountandblade2bannerlord.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Mount-and-Blade-2-Bannerlord/[[[[urkhun]]]].png "[[Urkhun]]") | The great Khan [[Urkhun]] conquered the eastern frontiers of [[Calradian-Empire]] and established the [[Khuzait-Khanate]] khanate. Most remember him as a hero, though some resent how he curtailed the ancient liberties of his people to transform them from nomads into lords of a kingdom.<br><br>name="{=vl2tgsKa}[[Urkhun]]" <br>age="71" <br>voice="curt" <br>default_group="Infantry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |
|  | name="{=MbnZZE0G}Bolat" <br>age="19" <br>voice="softspoken" <br>is_female="true" <br>culture="Culture.khuzait" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>is_hero="true" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |