Two or three thousand square miles might support just one small clan.

A small clan of dwarves lives in the area as well.

Here and there a small clan settled down together, but this was the exception.

They're small clans, anyway, and they aren't very good warriors.

We come on a small clan of the Taixali and approach with careful respect.

Thus there was a very good chance that even so small a clan as ours might come into land riches.

And, with small clans, the loss of a warrior was warning enough.

The leader of the small clan stared down at the imploring woman.

It was apparent that the Families were more like small clans.

In addition, four smaller and less important clans were formed.