Skarmer

Skarmer is a great clan of Minerva. It controls the lands west of the Ervis Gorge on to the next great gorge, which is not named. Its territory is divided among several domain-masters, the most powerful of whom is Hogram.

Skarmer lands are overpopulated and their domain-masters have difficulty feeding their people. In 1984, Hogram attempted to address this problem by sending his grandson and heir, Fralk, on a military expedition into Omalo territory, east of the Gorge. The expedition was defeated despite some reluctant assistance from the Soviet Union, and Hogram was forced to pay tribute to Reatur.