Chieftain

Chieftain is the title of a person leading a single Sippe or a collection of sippen called a clan. They are the person deciding about relationships with outside sippen, accepting new people and how to act in cases of danger or war.
Their main duty is to protect their people and ensure their survival. WHile not elected, a chieftain deemed unworthy by most of their clansmen can be challenged. Otherwise their title is a duty of a lifetime. Typically an aging Chieftain will propose a worthy succesor to the clan, who will usualyl accept the new leader. Although sometimes they propose certain challenges to the wannabe chieftain to prove their mettle.