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A '''Clan''' is a group with multiple generations and a head beta. They may live in multiple houses, and/or have hierarchical betas under the head. All members are supposed to have bonds that eventually connect them with the head beta, but some clans may continue acting as a unit even if that network breaks. As the head beta ages, many larger clans will have a period of fictitious connection, where the group pretends that bonds exist while the betas actually operate independently.

A '''~~troop~~''' is a group with multiple head betas, with the packs connected through mating bonds. There are no empathic connections between packs.

A '''Troop''' is a group with multiple head betas, with the packs connected through mating bonds. There are no empathic connections between packs.

It is polite to refer to groups by the structure they’re closest to, even if they don’t perfectly match it. If a group matches multiple definitions, the hierarchy is generally:

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 A '''Clan''' is a group with multiple generations and a head beta. They may live in multiple houses, and/or have hierarchical betas under the head. All members are supposed to have bonds that eventually connect them with the head beta, but some clans may continue acting as a unit even if that network breaks. As the head beta ages, many larger clans will have a period of fictitious connection, where the group pretends that bonds exist while the betas actually operate independently.
-A '''troop''' is a group with multiple head betas, with the packs connected through mating bonds. There are no empathic connections between packs.
+A '''Troop''' is a group with multiple head betas, with the packs connected through mating bonds. There are no empathic connections between packs.
 It is polite to refer to groups by the structure they’re closest to, even if they don’t perfectly match it. If a group matches multiple definitions, the hierarchy is generally: