Clan

Clans are groups of players associating themselves under a single name, like a team. A Fan Site Kit is available to help clans make their sites look legitimate.

Advantages

 * Gives access to clan chat which can be used by every clan member.
 * Allows you to be able to contact other players more easily.
 * Ability to join session of clan members.
 * Possibly to get help from more advanced players.
 * Members in your clan list can be removed from the contacts list making it easier to manage.
 * Can participate in Clan Dojo construction

Joining
Joining a clan is done by being invited to a clan and accepting the invite.

Creation
Clans can be created in the game with the contacts window by typing in a name of a clan that has not yet been created.

Ranks and Roles
There are 8 ranks and roles available in a clan. Ranks are not strictly seniority or levels of authority, but rather a set of "Roles" (privileges) for a player within the clan. Players are assigned ranks by anyone with the Promote role (up to their own level by default) or Regulator Role (top 2 by default) by clicking on the member in the clan view of the contacts window in game.

A clan creator will always start as a "Warlord" and have all roles available to him/her.

Clan Dojo
Clan Dojos are the meeting place for a clan as well as a location that Clans can group together to perform Research.

Clan Listing
You can see a listing of clans here.