Rancor ClanFrom Mandalorian Mercs - MercsWiki
Rancor clan, originally formed out of Columbus, OH now encompasses most of the state of Ohio. They hold armor parties every few months to help with new recruits and current member armor upgrades. They are a fairly active clan with all of the official members attending at least 2-3 events a year.
HistoryIn 2007, two members in the central Ohio area met up at an event at Starbase Columbus in Westerville. Shortly after that event, armor parties were held at members' houses to help two other members start their armor and join the clan. During this time, only 3 official members were required to start a clan and there were no formal approval processes for the armor...just as long as you had a completed set and could prove so with photos. By January 2008 they had formed an Ohio clan and settled on the name Rancor. Unlike many other clans, they chose a creature from the Star Wars universe to represent the clan, similar to how a football team may be named after an animal. This made them slightly unique, as most of the clans during early 2008 were named after the founding members' last name similar to Skirata and Fett.  Once the warmer weather hit, Rancor clan was out at tons of events. Mostly they tagged along with the 501st Ohio Garrison and Midwest Base Rebel Legion as finding events with the clan on such a small scale was hard to do. The other costuming groups didn't mind the clan tagging along and the clan helped to show they were there to help by volunteering for many of the charity-type events that the 501st had. The summer of 2008 was one of the biggest sequence of events for Rancor clan, as they had events planned out for 6 straight weekends in a row. It definitely kept the members busy...but as soon as winter and the cold weather hit, the events thankfully dropped to almost nothing. Most of the members used it as "down time" to work on small adjustments on their armor at home. Now, the 2009 season is back into full swing and Rancor clan has already attended a few events including ones such as the "Fanboys" movie premiere where we were invited by the writer of the movie to attend along with others from 501st and Rebel Legion. Active Members
Annual Events
Behind the scenes-Most of the Rancor clan armor parties take place in the garage of K'raam Xrati -Heat guns are a quick and effective way to make S'mores | ||||||||||||||||||||
