Mo Clan

Biodata

Background / History

The Mo Clan was a major power in the eastern province of the Jia Ma Empire, with a reputation strong enough to deter mercenary groups, bandits, and mountain outlaws from targeting its merchant caravans. Its influence extended into Salt City, Iron Refining City, Black Rock City, and the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, where it maintained guards, workshops, trade interests, and an outpost. 2 9 21 37

Its internal hierarchy included a clan head, a Great Elder, elders, stewards, guard commanders, deputy commanders, and multiple guard classes. The clan recruited members into its guards annually; Third-Class Guards could be assigned to commercial and security posts, while Second-Class Guards had deputy commander positions. 8 9 20

The clan possessed secret arts based on fusing beast blood or beast parts with the user’s body. These methods increased strength but could erode the practitioner’s mind with bestial instincts; clan records state that the Blood Beast Body Forging Art had never been cultivated beyond its third layer. 19

Organization and Holdings

• Salt City — A base of clan activity and the location of guard recruitment. 8
• Iron Refining City — Site of the Mo Clan’s largest weapon workshop. 9
• Black Rock City — A commercial foothold maintained by more than 300 guards; local management was compromised by Lin Yuan’s collusion with the Dragon Head Mercenary Group. 37
• Demonic Beast Mountain Range outpost — A clan outpost used to gather medicinal herbs. 21
• Merchant caravans — Targets of the Black Whirlwind Bandit Group before the clan retaliated. 18

Leadership

• Mo Lan — Clan Head. He oversaw investigations into attacks on the clan, later appointed Mo Tang as Great Elder, and worked with him to announce the Mo Alliance. 18 101
• Mo Cheng — Former Great Elder and a Three-Star Dou Ling. His destruction of the Black Whirlwind Bandit Group earned him the epithet “Mo the Butcher.” He later died following the aftermath of a battle between two mysterious experts. 18 101
• Mo Tang — Initially a low-status clan member and guard, later a deputy commander, commander, and ultimately the clan’s new Great Elder. 9 20 37 101
• Mo Lin — A Great Dou Master of the Mo Clan who took interest in the supposed alchemist connected to Mo Tang’s breakthrough. 27

Guard Forces

Major Incidents

Black Whirlwind Bandit Group attacks

The Black Whirlwind Bandit Group repeatedly raided Mo Clan merchant caravans while avoiding direct confrontation. Though its strongest member was only a Seven-Star Dou Grandmaster, its mobility and lack of a fixed stronghold made retaliation difficult. 18

Mo Cheng arranged a trap using substantial resources as bait, drawing the bandits out. He then annihilated the entire group by himself, restoring and greatly increasing the Mo Clan’s regional prestige. 18

Black Rock City purge

The Dragon Head Mercenary Group had helped the Mo Clan establish itself in Black Rock City, but its Second Leader Meng Jiao openly supported the corrupt local manager Lin Yuan against Mo Tang’s authority. 37

Mo Tang killed Meng Jiao, seized control of the local guard force, and ordered the Dragon Head Mercenary Group surrounded and attacked. 37 38

Death of Mo Cheng and reconstruction

A battle between two mysterious powerful individuals caused heavy losses to the Mo Clan and resulted in Mo Cheng’s death. The clan did not seek retribution, acknowledging that the combatants were beyond its ability to challenge. 101

Mo Lan subsequently named the Dou Spirit-level Mo Tang as the new Great Elder. 101

Mo Alliance

Under Mo Tang’s new position as Great Elder, the Mo Clan announced the formation of the Mo Alliance, intended to gather friendly factions for mutual benefit and protection. Some smaller factions immediately expressed willingness to join, while others remained undecided. 101

Mo Tang also inherited the former Great Elder’s assets, prompting many within the clan to defect to his side. 102

Relationships

• Misty Cloud Sect — The Mo Clan maintained relations important enough to require tribute; Mo Lan considered preserving the sect’s favor necessary for the clan’s future. 102
• Dragon Head Mercenary Group — Former Black Rock City partner that became hostile after colluding with the local manager Lin Yuan. 37 38
• Black Whirlwind Bandit Group — Enemy force exterminated by Mo Cheng after attacking clan caravans. 18
• Mo Alliance — Alliance initiative formed by Mo Tang after becoming Great Elder. 101
• Four Directions Alliance — Mo Tang later led this larger alliance, though the provided material does not specify the Mo Clan’s formal position within it. 453 470

Trivia

• The clan’s greatest recorded cultivator of the Blood Beast Body Forging Art reached only the third layer, equivalent to a Da Dou Shi. 19
• Mo Cheng’s massacre of the Black Whirlwind Bandit Group made his name feared throughout the eastern province. 18