Category:Clan Prosstang

 "The warrior within is greater than the warrior without." -- Kurstigo Ebrak be Pras'taung, ca. 3500 BBY, first recorded ancestor as founder of what became Clan Prosstang, in response to concerns at a conclave of clans about the dilution of quality of warrior skills with the increase of diverse species accepted into Mando'a culture.

 "It is true, a warrior is more than his armor and weapons. But he has no identity without them." -- Rafrego Solus be Pross'tang, 1482 BBY, founding ancestor of Prosstang Select Arms Manufacturing to conclave of clans facing war with the Sith.

 "Ner vode! Ner vod'ike! Ner verde! Ner dar'verde! We remember our forebears. They live in our thoughts. Our hearts. And today, in our deeds!" -- Jelkiga Prosstang, 642 BBY, clan leader to her people on the day of dedication for the construction of a chieftain memorial mausoleum.

 "There is nothing greater from our clan than the comprehensive genius of our line in finding, mining, and making real the dreams of our warrior people in Mandalorian iron...carry on, aliit'alor." -- Last words of Q'osstigo Prosstang, 38 BBY, Clan Prosstang Chieftain and chief executive officer of Prosstang Industries to his son and successor, Ferrigo Prosstang.

 "Gra'tuar, n--...gra'tuar...ner ad'!" -- Last words of Rappretto Prosstang, 38 BBY, Chieftain's Arm and chief financial officer of Prosstang Industries to his son and successor, Jannigo Prosstang.

"The Rafrego Solus-Linnago Velrrus Line are not the only Prosstangs who matter, di'kutike! We do not own a company, but we have worked just as hard to raise the Prosstang name for as many centuries as they have. WE seek to strengthen Mandalore and reclaim along with our esteemed cousins the Vizslas, Vhells, Krakkos, Dawals, and Kellovs the glory and fortune befitting our ancestors. Meanwhile, the lazy scions of the deceased Q'osstigo and Rappretto Prosstang bask like overfed vhe'viine'' on the drying racks of our graineries. Our ancestors helped build this clan - and this family!? Ferrigo and Jannigo Prosstang are irresponsibly plunging the economy and our name into the cesspit! Are we not entitled to the wasted riches and honor bestowed upon them and their litters?!? Are we more than stewards-in-waiting, vod'ike? Can we not raise the banner of strength, to conquer, to rule!? Par Kyr'tsad! Par Manda'yaim!''" -- Alvass Krea Prosstang, 34 BBY, at gathering of several families of the Clan Prosstang and others associated with the secret resurgence of the Death Watch movement on Concordia. Alvass Krea and many of his relatives affiliated with Death Watch died at a celebration nearly ten years later in an abandoned Prosstang Industries mine on Concordia.

"Is there anything more beautiful than these views, daughter? The galek- and veshok-forested hills of our manor, alive with beasts and groves bearing fruit for the enjoyment of our village and our people across the bends of the flowing Kelita?" -- Ferrigo Prosstang, 23 BBY, welcoming his oldest daughter Handalora to become reacquainted with their family estate nearly 120 kilometers north by northwest of Keldabe, Mandalore.

Origins & History The Clan Prosstang was a group of Mandalorian families, largely with humanoid ancestors known from oral histories to have located near Keldabe on Mandalore before the Great Sith War (before 4,000 BBY). Though always in greatest concentration near Keldabe, and more specifically at the Prosstang Estate, Prosstangs also dispersed to other habitable planets within as well as outside the Mandalorian system.



Among the more respected clans since the Great Sith War, the Prosstangs were known for breeding and raising fine soldiers that generally fought well among the ranks. Rarely outside of the clan lore were Prosstangs known for producing heroic, legendary leaders among warriors. The Prosstangs, however, became widely known among Mandalorians and more affluent traders in the Outer Rim for producing the finest weapons and armor, usually of beskar. This legacy was incorporated when Rafrego Solus be Pross'tang founded the company that would become Prosstang Select Arms Manufacturing, and later Prosstang Industries.

 

Common Clan Folklore

The dominant history of the clan origin is that a group of humans, lost in their way from the Corellian sytem found their way to Mandalore between 4,000 and 5,000 BBY. The Taung were said to have rather easily captured and enslaved the disoriented and exhausted humans, who were at first mistaken for descendents of the great nemesis race of Zhell humans from Coruscant. Over time, the descendents of these Corellians brought forward willingly their cunning, charm, technical expertise and a variety of durable products and weapons made to serve the Taung. As the Mandalorians were regularly agitated into war, the now-freed descendents demonstrated a particular talent for crafting personal weapons of the highest quality, especially vibroblades and swords of varying design. Around the time of the Great Sith War, it was said by many Taung warrior-leaders that the clan of human weapons crafters long-ago-arrived from Corellia were the Pride Where Hilt and Blade Meet. Hence the name Pras'tang. From that time forward they were accepted as Mandalorians, along with descendents of other beings who embraced the Resol'nare, the six central tenets of the way of Mandalorian life.



<h4 style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">A Less Often Subscribed Tale

<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">Though little physical evidence bears witness to the limited oral history passed from elder females born of Prosstang lineage and married into other clans, a folklore persists relating to an alternative origin of the Prosstang name. It has been said in this particular folklore that young females of an extended family of Corellian humans became concubines to Taung warriors prior to the Great Sith War in exchange for building trust and favorable treatment and opportunities for increased wealth; and their offspring collectively became known as Pride of the Taung, or Prasz'taung. For a few hundred years, the Taung generally regarded the half-breeds of the Prasz'taung and their diluted descendents (who beyond that first generation of offspring, were not allowed by proclamation to interbreed with Taung) as incompetent to support Mandalore in battle, and less capable than full-blood Taung in meeting the daily needs of a clan-based hunting and gathering society. Years of servitude, though technically freed, enabled the eventual and deeper integration into Mandalorian society of the people who would eventually become the Clan Prosstang.

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<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">The present Head of the Clan Prosstang as Chieftain is Ferrigo Prosstang, of the Rafrego Solus-Linnago Velrrus Family Line. Recognized by the New Mandalorian government until its demise in 20 BBY as Baron Prosstang, Ferrigo Prosstang frequently deputized his first cousin, Jannigo Prosstang to handle clan matters in his absence. After the Clone War began, several clones of Jango Fett, a friend, fellow Mando'verd and one-time Mandal'or were adopted by members of the Clan Prosstang. Ferrigo Prosstang adopted a clone with an uncanny ability to recall Jango Fett's memories of Ferrigo, who called himself Boomdodger. Boba Prosstang was adopted by a Prosstang family that was aligned with Death Watch, in opposition to the Rafrego Solus-Linnago Velrrus Line.

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