2.) In the absence of the Oba, Ogun and Shango wear the beads of leadership and speak for the Oba. To question their words is to question the Oba.

3.) All challenges for leadership must be made in the presence of the clan, challenges made outside of the clan’s presence will neither be recognized or honored. Once a challenge has been made the death of the Oba by any means results in the succession of the challenger.

4.) An Oba may abrogate the throne to a named heir and become Oka, devoid of power but due the clan’s respect.

5.) The clan is first, all others are second, and member shall behave in manner that maintains the clan at all costs.

6.) Anyone who has not undergone Ikose w'aye is Shokpona and shall not hear clan words nor know clan secrets.

7.) Any combat not proceeded by a declaration of dominance by one of the combatants will have no bearing on the clan and be regarded as “play”.

8.) All mates shall have no name and no standing as anything other than what they have been able to establish through their own skills.

9.) Deception of the clan regarding matters other than challenges of leadership and dominance is grounds for a member to be declared Eshu.

10.) Clan members who have become Eshu are dead to the clan and shall be mourned as dead and forgotten.

 
Vocalizations:
Hyena’s have a wide range of vocalizations in animal form, the most common being the trademark laugh. These vocalizations have clear meanings.
Groans and soft squeals- Often exchanged during greeting
Whoop- Contact call, rising o-o-o.
Fast whoop- Rallying call given by excited hyenas; brings clan members to the spot.
Lowing- Expresses rising impatience and often leads into fast whooping; voiced by hyenas kept waiting at a kill.
Grunting- Quiet, very low growl with mouth closed; accompanies aggressive behavior.
Giggling- High, cackling laugh, typically emitted by hyena being chased; expresses intense fear or excitement. The call of the "laughing hyena."
Growling- Deep, loud rumble, often with staccato vibration: defensive threat voiced by hyena under attack threatening to bite.
Yelling- Starts as scream, changing to a roar, voiced by hyena attempting to escape attackers; alternates with growling.
Rattling growl- Low-pitched, soft staccato grunts; given as an alarm call.
 

Other Behaviors:
To declare someone dominate to you: In private, you kneel in front of the dominate head bowed with both hand on your chest, in public placing your hands on your chest is sufficient.
To declare yourself dominant: You must be standing and you tense all your muscles, and lightly barring your teeth accompanied by a low growl (this is the gesture to force your dominance, if you are recognizing someone else as submissive while they are in the submissive posture you cuff the lightly on the jaw line).
Clan greetings: Always initiated by the less dominant, gently sniffing the nose and mouth of the greeted (can resemble a kiss in public). In private it is accompanied by groans and soft squeals and may continue to include sniffing of neck and other body parts. This greeting is symbolic as it brings the greeter into close proximity with the teeth of the greeted.
While physical contact maybe neutral among other lycanthropes, this is not the case in a hyena clan, as there is a definitely sexual nature to most clan interactions. As a result the sex takes on a casual feel while at the same time bonding the clan. Interactions include both genders generally.