From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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{{incomplete}}'''Ork Clans''' are cultural groupings of [[Ork]]s rather than actual communities, each embodying its own philosophy. Clans exist outside the organization of tribes - where tribes are inconstant, breaking apart and reforming in war, Clans are constant and enduring.
==Information==Orks organize themselves in groupsThere are countless tribes and warbands throughout the galaxy, called Mobzbut only six significant Clans. Each has its own distinct character, based on who is the biggestculture, toughestcolours, best fighter. These mobz will often fall under a larger organization called '''Clanz'''. The major Ork Clanz all have beliefs or tactical preferences that they adhere to which serve to distinguish themmarkings, and form the basis ways of their very formationwaging war. For instanceThe Clan distinctions are possibly genetic, engineered into the Goff Orks Clan leans even more than usual towards close combat, believing big gunz and vehicles to be "un-Orky"by the Brainboys of the distant past.
A large tribe usually consists of Orks of different Clans. Orks tend to form tribes and warbands with others who follow the same clan, but different groups tend to be lumped together after suffering casualties during a [[Waaagh]]. ==Notable ClanzClans==
* [[Bad Moons]]
* [[Blood Axes]]
* [[Snakebites]]
==Non-clanzClans==
* [[Kult of Speed]]
* [[Feral Orks]]
