“ | Sangedakru is expecting you in 3 days. | ” |
— Queen Nia to Echo [src] |
The Desert Clan or Sankru, also known as Sangeda or Sangedakru (sometimes misspelled "Sandgedakru")[1], is the clan Brell and Caris[2] are from. Little else is known about this clan. They lived in, and are named after, the desert near the Dead Zone, but are separate from the Nomadic Grounders who inhabited the Dead Zone. According to Brell, Sangedakru's capital punishment law is stoning to death. During the history of the Grounders, Malachi, also known as Sheidheda, the Dark Commander, was from Sangedakru and he was an evil tyrant who oppressed everyone, and killed many people and their families, who refused to kneel. He also invaded and conquered many clans as well. Echo was once sent from Azgeda to be a spy in Sangedakru.
After the Final Conclave, Sangedakru was merged with the other clans to form Wonkru.
Despite their merge into Wonkru, Indra believes that the clan would follow the resurrected Sheidheda, the Dark Commander, who was once their greatest champion. Indeed, Knight, one of Sangedakru, is shown to be angry that the Flame was destroyed to stop Sheidheda and Sangedakru is the first to break from Wonkru after the revelation of the truth about the destruction of the Flame before Indra reunites Wonkru under her own leadership.
Society[]
According to Brell, it is implied that theft and stealing from the clan, is also a capital punishment by stoning. If someone gets stoned to death for stealing, their family members will be cast out. According to King Roan of Azgeda, Sangedakru members bear the mark of their clan.
Languages[]
Sangedakru speak the native Grounder language, Trigedasleng. The warriors also speak English, Gonasleng. This makes the Sangedakru members bilingual. However, according to Queen Nia of Azgeda, they have a distinct dialect.