Old Families

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Old Families
Political
Type	Aristocratic/plutocratic lineage
Race(s)	Terran
Affiliation	Terran Confederacy Themselves
Strength	Several wealthy families
Historical
Formed from	Nagglfar commanders descendants
Date dissolved	June 2500
Status	Destroyed (as an organization) by the zerg

The "Old Families", the descendants of the commanders of the Nagglfar,^[1] were a powerful body within the Confederate power structure. Famous Old Families included the Calabas and Kusinis families, along with the Dukes (of which General Edmund Duke was a member),^[2] Terras and Tygores.^[3] They were distinguished by their accent (a drawl).^[1]

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Economic Dominance 2.2 The Great War 3 Membership 3.1 Calabas Family 3.2 d'Arbanville Family 3.3 Duke Family 3.4 Kusinis Family 3.5 Mengsk Dynasty 3.6 Terra Family 3.6.1 Members 3.6.2 Servants and Associates 3.7 Tygore Family 3.8 Other 4 References

[edit] Overview

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.^[3]

Through a combination of force, guile and corruption, the Old Families maintained their position through control of the media and the economy. A common business tactic among the Old Families was forming "loss-leading" companies on fringe worlds, driving their competitors out of business, then increasing prices on necessities. ^[4]

[edit] History

The Old Families were descendants of the original commanders of the Nagglfar^[3] and have run things from the year "naught."^[1] Upon settling on Tarsonis, the Families made law and order a priority, establishing a police force and creating headquarters for them out of the remains of the Nagglar.^[3]

[edit] Economic Dominance

In the decade leading up to the Guild Wars, Confederate Armed Forces were frequently used to steal mining claims away from miners affiliated with the Kel-Morian Combine. The claims would then be transferred to an Old Family-controlled company.^[4]

[edit] The Great War

After the fall of the Sara System, the Old Families began sending their scions to Tyrador IX for safe keeping. This reduced the number of casualties when the Families were attacked Cliff Nadaner's terrorists. The exception was the Terra Family where a spy was working in the household. The Terra heads and son were killed alongside several servants, but the terrorists were in turn wiped out by a psionic outburst from the youngest daughter, November.^[3]

The Old Families were largely wiped out during the fall of Tarsonis. Sons of Korhal forces impeded the protoss from attacking the zerg, who in turn destroyed the Families' power base.^[1]

[edit] Membership

Known Old Family members;

[edit] Calabas Family

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

[edit] d'Arbanville Family

No known members

[edit] Duke Family

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Mengsk Dynasty

Main article: Mengsk Dynasty

• Angus Mengsk
• Katherine Mengsk
• Arcturus Mengsk
• Dorothy Mengsk

[edit] Terra Family

[edit] Members

• Constantino Terra
• Annabella "Bella" Terra
• Clara Terra (married to Milo Kusinis)
• November "Nova" Terra
• Zebediah "Zeb" Terra
• Eleftheria (Constantino's mistress)
• Edward Peters (Bella's jig)

[edit] Servants and Associates

• Lia Emmanuel (business associate)
• Mr. Sim (kitchen staff supervisor)
• Borris
• Bryan
• Derek
• Dorris
• Maia
• Marco
• Natale
• Rebeka
  • Pip (a Siamese cat)
• Walter
• Yvonne

[edit] Tygore Family

• Andrea Tygore (matriarch)
• Amelie Tygore
• Antonia Tygore
• Emmett Tygore (exiled to Halcyon)

[edit] Other

It appears that Charlie Quinn and Thérèse were Old Family members, as they were at least certainly associated with them. If this is the case however, it is unknown which Old Families they belong to.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Grubb, Jeff. StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Pocket Books, February 27, 2001. ISBN 0-671-04148-7.
2. ↑ Neilson, Micky. StarCraft: Uprising. New York and Toronto, Ontario: Pocket Books, December 2000. ISBN 0-7434-1898-0 (eBook only).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} DDeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 28, 2006). StarCraft: Ghost: Nova. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7134-2.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). StarCraft: I, Mengsk. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 1416-55083-6.