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{{Infobox:TwilightAgeGroup
|Type = Kin'toni clan
|Name = Mosnt Kin'toni Clan
|Parent Groups = Unknown
|Descended Groups = Unknown
|Areas Controlled = [[Riltasor Stone Hills]]
|Date Founded = 4E 277
|Date Disbanded = N/A
}}

==History==

Mosnt was, almost since the beginning, called the “clan of pleasure”. It appeared almost a decade after the outbreak, when a small town of rich zu'aan that formerly belonged to the zu'aan empire, was broken into by a few kin'toni. In a few days, almost all of the zu'aan were turned and learning how to live as a kin'toni was an incredibly complicated process for them. They had once lived in a place where everything was done for them, they had servants at every corner and a plate of the most expensive food in existence every time they ate a meal.

This life of absolute privilege is something that, as zu'aan in the second Era, they were still striving for. Although there were no butlers or countless bottles of wine, these zu'aan had retreated to a place where they knew that their life-style could be, in some ways, salvageable. They had gone back to the summer homes that belonged to some of the highest members of the society that had now fallen. Fortunately, the homes were still intact. For a few years, they had their fun and even attempted to plot a way for them to regain control of Taerel.

However, this plan was soon scrapped due to its sheer absurdity. When they were infected, their first instinct was to commit suicide, and some achieved that goal, but many did not and, after some time had passed, they decided to try and adapt to this new reality. Over the coming years, they arrived at a conclusion that many of them found incredibly simple: There is no purpose. The Mosnt could not see any value in pursuing a single thing in particular, the wealth that was once the driving factor of these people, was no longer considered terribly important, because they saw how easy it was for suffering to catch up to them.

In the blink of an eye, everything had changed, a few friends of them had died, their homes were partially destroyed and the resto of Taerel became nothing but a glorified battleground. It was at this point, when they had already decided that there was nothing left to do and that life would consist of an endless cycle of boredom, that one kin'toni suggested focusing simply on short-term pleasure. If there was nothing they could do, if the world was so twisted that it could not be changed, they might as well indulge in everything that they could until their deaths.

From this moment on, the Mosnt have never stopped their search for pleasure, kin'toni from all over Taerel have heard this and some have even travelled for miles and miles just to join them, because they shared the same basic idea. The Mosnt have expanded their settlement since then and from an outside perspective, it looks like a complex theme park for mad men and women, where the most unspeakable things happen. It is rare for the members of this clan to leave their settlement and many of them have died without ever leaving it.

==Biology==

The higher-ranking members of the old zu'aan empire were known for their expensive taste in every single thing they consumed. No food or drink would enter their bodies unless they deemed it good enough to be enjoyed by them, although this task was normally taken care of by their servants. For many years, while they remained zu'aan, this was not a problem, however, after being attacked and becoming kin'toni, their organisms were forced to change. They had the opposite reaction of what was expected of them, for a small period of time, they started to hate everything that was high quality.

The wine in their cellars now tasted like urine and the best ingredients in all of Taerel now smelled like a low-tide in a large city, they would vomit violently when they tried to have these things. Although this seemed like a normal reaction of a body that had evolved and was now rejecting these quality goods, they later figured out that there was a psychological reason behind all of this, the rejection of these things was a rejection of the kin'toni genes themselves, the zu'aan were trying to fight the idea that they were going to turn into kin'toni.

This inner struggle between mind and body was causing the body to wage a war against itself, and it was this war that was making them throw up everything that was a part of their past lives. Eventually, these high-ranking members of the former empire were able to get a grip on themselves and their bodies, although not entirely, and were starting to go back to normal. However, the need for blood is something they struggled with for a long time, they would have uncontrollable spasms and for some time they were completely against this practice.

Qlthough the other kin'toni said that it was necessary for them to drink it if they wanted to stay alive. At first, they did not believe them, it seemed quite ridiculous to experience a strong desire, that slowly became a need, for something like blood. Despite this first impression, they soon realized that this was true, in a few weeks their bodies started to hurt like they had never hurt before, the felt as though all their bones were cracking, their organs were failing and their muscles were being torn apart. However, all of these were side-effects from the lack of blood.

As soon as they saw some zu'aan blood in front of them, all the hesitation, all the fear disappeared and they drank it as if they were in one of their feasts drinking wine all those years ago. Unfortunately, the Mosnt have become quite vulnerable to diseases. By being in the upper class for so long, they were accustomed to a specific set of conditions, they bathed every day, they had access to medicine and a variety of other things that had actually weakened their immune system. As a consequence, when they left their safe environment, every small virus had a massive impact on them.

and it is still like this to this day, many of them die each year because there are a lot of illnesses and they have no way to protect themselves. This is, however, changing as new members arrive each year.

==Culture==

A clan that has earned the reputation of being the “clan of pleasure” cannot have earned it without the people that have heard about it creating some sort of opinion on the subject. The opinions were as different as night and day, some of it found the idea of a clan entirely dedicated to pleasure and inherently stupid venture, and others, found the idea itself quite interesting, to the point that many have travelled miles and miles just to be a part of it. However, not every kin'toni was granted entrance, if this happened the Mosnt would have become the largest kin'toni clan in all of Taerel a few years ago.

To enter, one must prove that everything else, besides pleasure, has become secondary, the kin'toni need to be absolutely dedicated to the ideas on which the clan was formed on. If the rulers of the Mosnt feel any sort of doubt in the eyes or the body language of the kin'toni that is trying to become a new member, that kin'toni will be executed or, if the leaders of the Mosnt feel magnanimous, they will be sent back to their homes. The problem is that many of those who left their tribe or clan to join the clan of pleasure, have been cast away by their families by making this decision.

Many other kin'toni, especially in the areas where tradition has ruled for many decades, if not centuries, are strongly against the idea of wasting one’s life in the pursuit of pleasure, which is what they think that the Mosnt are doing. This hate for the clan is so strong that over the years many have started to ban the members or former members of this pleasure dedicated clan from their regions. After entering the clan, there is a transitory period where a kin'toni might feel lost, for they have never seen something like this, ever in their lives.

There are people dancing everywhere, feasts in every hour of every single day, large tubs filled to the brink with blood, in which a few female and male kin'toni are bathing themselves. The objective of a newcomer is to try and join some sort of activity, be it a feast, an orgy or something else of the sort. After this, the kin'toni is forever caught in this wheel of endless pleasure, it is a wheel that keeps on turning and, to exit it, there needs to be a very powerful motivation. The ones that choose to leave this clan are then hunted by a select group of Mosnt.

Qnd those that aren’t killed are left to an even worse fate, where they become lost in the world, due to the fact that almost no clan will accept them back. Most of them end up dying of hunger a few weeks or months later. But the fact is that the majority of the Mosnt simply become obsessed with the idea of pleasure and soon enough that is all that mattered.

==Government==

There is an interesting relationship that the founders of the Mosnt had with politics, due to their positions of power in the former zu'aan empire, most of them spent a lot of time discussing politics with each other, as one was supposed to do in the social class in which they were. It was an important aspect of their lives, one zu'aan that was respected and revered needed to be able to discuss the most important and most current political topics, knowledge was a social currency in itself. This did not mean that they had actually formed opinions on the subject.

These zu'aan usually followed the trends and avoided saying anything that could be deemed as controversial, because they did not want to risk losing their social status. Furthermore, there were several of them that were actually in positions of the empire, where they had to make political decisions, such as raising or lowering taxes, increasing or decreasing production of a certain product in a certain area, and other things of the sort. By being in charge of things such as this, this group of zu'aan was incredibly hated, they had made decisions that.

For the better of for the worse, had impacted hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions. Unfortunately for these politicians, the people remembered mostly the horrible things. This means that after the outbreak, before they could flee the big cities to where they find themselves now, the Mosnt were being hunted a thousand that considered all of this their fault, even if most of the Mosnt were not even aware of the super-soldier program. After they escaped from this horde successfully, although there were some casualties, the Mosnt gave up everything regarding to politics.

If the choice between death and making a political decision was presented to them, a good majority of the original Mosnt would choose to die. Nowadays, they have no alliances and declare no wars, which means that they are able evade the political landscape, even if it is only partially. There is no government that runs the clan per se, leading is a group effort, everyone does whatever they wish to do and, if they go against the main ideas of the clan, then that particular kin'toni will probably be assassinated by the clan. When other clans or tribes wish to speak to them.

They need to approach the settlement and, even then, it is very difficult to contact the Mosnt. If there is a decision that needs to me made and that not all are in agreement of what the solution is, then the different members of the clan that want different things will all go on their own paths.

==Military==

As there were many original members of the Mosnt that were involved in politics, there were also some that had strong ties to the military. They were either well respected soldiers, intelligent captains, lieutenants or generals, or cunning strategists. Many of them knew each other and they were the first to find each other in order to be able to fight off the zu'aan that were following them after the outbreak. There were several battles, but these were the best of the best of the former zu'aan empire and those that stood against them, zu'aan or kin'toni, were nothing but ants to these heroes.

Attacker after attacker, many of them were killed by these warriors of the Mosnt. The largest fight happened in a famous battleground, that was already torn apart by former wars that took place in it. The Mosnt were heading towards the mountains, that was their first plan, and until now everything was going well, although a few armies were behind them, they had a clear path to the mountains and due to their horses, speed was on their side. Once they were in the mountains, any other group would be considered foolish to attacked them. However, a few days before they reached their destination.

A large zu'aan army appeared from some hills, they had been expecting the Mosnt and had received a message from another tribe telling them where they were. This was an enormous problem for the Mosnt, they would have to halt their march and risk being caught by not only the zu'aan from the hills, but also by the zu'aan that had been following them for weeks. Furthermore, not all of the Mosnt were fighters, only a select few had already been in a battlefield. However, this did not discourage them, all that they wanted was to go to a place where they did not need to worry about the outside world.

And they were prepared to do everything in order to achieve this goal. They allowed the zu'aan from the hills to attack their clan, this all happened on horseback, given that these zu'aan also had their own mounts. The Mosnt were quickly dying, despite killing or injuring many of the attackers. It was at this point that Gilar, one of the bravest soldiers in the old zu'aan empire, changed the plan that they had been following until this moment. He stopped. Every other Mosnt though he was insane, but the other zu'aan were surprised and, because the Mosnt stopped so suddenly.

It took the other zu'aan a while to adjust. As they were putting themselves in formation once more, Gilar and his clan rode into the confused zu'aan, never was an army so quicky annihilated, the swords and axes cut into everything they could, most of the Mosnt were moving so fast that no one quite understood what was going one. When they looked back, the majority of the zu'aan were had fallen from their horses and were either dead or fatally injured on the battleground. A few hours later, as the tribes that were following the Mosnt for weeks saw this, the soldiers exchanged glances.

And finally decided to turn back, not wishing to encounter the same fate as the soldiers that lay at their feet.

==Religion==

The Mosnt believes in three different Gods, however, it was not always like this, there was a time during which the members of this clan were atheistic, when they were still wealthy zu'aan that retreated to where they are now. They believed that any sort of faith was a weakness, it made no sense to think about Gods, even if they existed, they never appeared on earth or interfered with the affairs of kin'toni or zu'aan. This changed after they made their decision to dedicate themselves fully to the pursuit of pleasure. After this choice.

They became more and more religious to a point where now vehemently believe in the divine. Although it is a strong belief, most of them do not act any differently in order to appease the Gods, the pursuit of pleasure is, in itself an honorable and divine purpose. The first God is the god of food and drink, it is though to be a God with male characteristics that blesses the Mosnt and those who believe in him with the best food and drink known to kin'toni. This God only asks one thing in return, and it is that those who take advantage of the things he provides, truly enjoy them.

If a zu'aan or kin'toni takes a gift from this divine figure and ends up throwing it away, that being is guaranteed to be punished, and the Mosnt themselves will organize a way for them to suffer. It is believed that those who do not receive the best of things are those who do not appreciate them enough. The second God is the God of existence. This could be considered the most powerful God of them all, for she is who gave all the kin'toni and all the zu'aan their lives. So that the God of existence is kept content, the Mosnt try to enjoy existence to its fullest capacity.

It would be considered something terrible if one does not make the most of what the most powerful divine figure has made. Death marks, according to the Mosnt, a point in one’s life in which the kin'toni or zu'aan can no longer appreciate the joys of life and this means that this individual must leave this world. Those that have enjoyed their lives to the fullest are entitled to an after-life, in which they can continue the path that they had been on before their deaths. The last God is the God of love and, although the kin'toni cannot reproduce.

The Mosnt give a lot of importance to the physical contact between the members of its clan. Sex is considered sacred and a celebration of the best that life can offer, the God of love is something that can only be felt during this sacred act.

==Miscellany==

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{{CrossSiteAttribution
| User = [https://www.fiverr.com/mariocoelho1 Mario Reis]
| Holder = Mario Reis
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[[Category:3rd-century Twilight Age kin'toni clans]]
[[Category:Mario Reis's contributions]]

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