Old Families

The "Old Families", the descendants of the commanders of the Nagglfar, were a powerful body within the Confederate power structure. Famous Old Families included the Calabas and Kusinis families, along with the Dukes (of which Edmund Duke was a member), Terras and Tygores. They are distinguished by their accent (a drawl).

The Old Families maintained businesses and had representation on multiple worlds. They were largely immune to all but the most important laws and knew the secrets of the Confederate Council. Many members of the Old Families married members of other families in order to forge a stronger genetic and financial union. As these weren't love matches, both parents generally had mistresses and "jigs" and offspring were produced through artificial insemination. Gender roles were strictly split; for instance, the wife would be the "head of the household" while the husband would be in charge of security.

The Old Families were largely wiped out by the destruction of Tarsonis.

Known Old Family members;

Calabas Family

 * Arturro Calabas (head of the family)
 * Morgan Calabas (family heir)

Duke Family

 * Edmund Duke
 * Garth Duke
 * Gregory Duke
 * Esmerelda Ndoci (through marriage)

Kusinis Family
The Kusinis family owned the Kusinis Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Tarsonis City. Known members include:


 * Milo Kusinis
 * Clara Terra (through marriage)

Members

 * Constantino Terra
 * Anabella "Bella" Terra
 * Clara Terra (married to Milo Kusinis)
 * November "Nova" Terra
 * Zebediah "Zeb" Terra
 * Nova's older brother. He hated his name and didn't like the fact that Nova was taller than him. He could match wits with his father on business matters but was incapable of eating without talking, not to mention being seemingly incapable of looking formal. He was set to inherit the Terra fortune. When Nova was to be sent away to Tyrador IX, Zebediah remained behind to learn more about the family business.


 * Eleftheria (Constantino's mistress)
 * Edward Peters (Anabella's jig)

Servants

 * Mr. Sim (kitchen staff supervisor)
 * Borris
 * Derek
 * Dorris
 * Maia
 * Marco
 * Natale
 * Rebeka
 * Pip (a Siamese cat)
 * Walter
 * Probably not the most loyal servant, considering that he enjoyed watching Gustavo McBain kill the Terra family. Killed via Nova's psionic outburst.


 * Yvonne
 * Died in Nova's psionic outburst, reflecting that she hadn't finished cleaning Anabella Terra's study in her final moments.

Tygore Family

 * Andrea Tygore (matriarch)
 * Amelie Tygore
 * Emmett Tygore (exiled to Halcyon)