The Leagues of Votann, also known as the Kin, are a stoic and resilient race of clone-descended warriors, miners, and engineers who dwell deep within the galactic core. Descendants of ancient human colonists, the Kin have long remained hidden from the wider galaxy, forging a powerful and insular civilization centered around vast strongholds, advanced technology, and unwavering loyalty to their ancestors—known as the Votann. These Votann are powerful AI constructs, repositories of knowledge and tradition, revered almost as gods.

The Kin are pragmatic, honor-bound, and suspicious of outsiders, with a culture shaped by survival in the galaxy’s most hostile regions. Their society is organized into Leagues, each a self-reliant collective of clans and guilds, fiercely protective of their autonomy and resources. On the battlefield, the Kin fight with disciplined firepower, durable wargear, and formidable technological relics—equal to, and often surpassing, the Imperium's best.

Though newly re-emerged onto the galactic stage, the Leagues of Votann are anything but new—and their arrival is a reminder that not all the galaxy’s ancient powers lie in ruins.