A sigil commonly used to represent the Kin of the Leagues of Votann as a whole.
The Hearthspake is the name given to the governing council of a Leagues of Votann Kindred.
Every Kindred governs itself from a huge spherical chamber located in its primary hold known as the "Spakerönde." Here, the Hearthspake gathers -- a ruling council of Guildmasters, senior officers of the Kindred's military Kinhost, and wise and cunning Grimnyr. For all their familial bonds as genetically-related clones born of their Kindred's crucibles, the members of the Hearthspake are much given to strident debate and obstinacy. Kin are slow to change their minds. When one believes firmly that he or she knows what is best for their Kindred, they can be remarkably stiff-necked.
Moreover, all Kin who serve in the Hearthspake are keenly conscious that the Ancestors are always watching. Though voices are often raised and debates may last for solar days, the Hearthspake sees little of the politicking or self-interested manoeuvring that typifies many other intelligent species' political arenas. The Kin might be hard-headed, but they are almost always earnest and honest in their desire to guide their Kindred well.
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- Codex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition), pg. 10