Orcish Families

A Family is a noble clan of Orcs, united under a single name, rather than any ties of blood. An Orc who joins a Family stakes everything on its name, since their reputation will be forever tied to it.

The Family Bane
Known for being displaced from their home at Banecastle by Ulthir, which is now a maximum-security prison for the Coalition.

The Family Isambard
Known for its Vampire hunters, which emerged during the Bloody Years. They continue their sworn duty of vampire-hunting into the modern day. Their practices were so prominent that even hunters outside the Family are sometimes called 'Isambards'.

The Family Raleigh
Known for producing Griselda Raleigh, current Fleet Admiral of the Coalition and architect of the end of the Age of Piracy. Some suspect that the continued existence of the Families - regarded by some as an unnecessary tradition - is a result of her being in power.