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== Great Houses == As defined under the Faction Accords, the Great Houses are organized along hereditary lines and place power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class that changes over time. The entire population of a Great House is organized in a caste system, categorizing individuals and families into tiers by social standing and function--traders, military, laborers. Membership in the ruling class of this system is permeable, but the ability for common citizens of the Faction to ascend into the nobility is limited by acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, military prowess and political influence. Such ascension often takes the dedicated work of generations within a single family to rise through the caste system. Families within the Great Houses are sprawling and extremely large. One only has to mention [[Javat]] and the line of the Leiwin is sure to come to mind, just as their are thousands claiming the name Mykatte within [[Thulun]], or the famous Seith of [[Steel Song]]. Within these extreme large family structures, power tends to gravitate to smaller nuclei of power players, often across close bloodlines. Therefore, while there may be multiple Leiwin who hold Javat Princedoms on systems, and those within a few familial circles are part of their power center, there are still large branches of the Leiwin family striving to rise up from the lower castes. The feudal title of Prince is awarded to a family head within the Great House structure. This title stays within the family permanently, passed through the line of inheritance. Only a major disgrace or complete extinction of the family line has been known to dislodge a Princedom from within a single family within a Great House. It is notable that marriage across Faction lines is looked down upon and discouraged within the Great Houses. Often, those who do find love across such boundaries will consider fleeing into Independent space or joining a Star Traders crew to make a new life away from the judgment of their Faction-loyal peers and elders. {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !colspan="3" | List of Great Houses |- |<div class="faction-quote">[[Clan Javat]]<br>"Check before you dig"</div>[[File:banner_5.png|link=Clan Javat]] |<div class="faction-quote">[[House Thulun]]<br>"Nobility is earned"</div>[[File:banner_4.png|link=House Thulun]] |<div class="faction-quote">[[Clan Steel Song]]<br>"Peace is an illusion"</div>[[File:banner_6.png|link=Clan Steel Song]] |- |<div class="faction-quote">[[Alta Mesa]]<br>"Superiority in flight"</div>[[File:banner_8.png|link=Alta Mesa]] |<div class="faction-quote">[[Clan Moklumnue]]<br>"Trade unites us all"</div>[[File:banner_7.png|link=Clan Moklumnue]] |<div class="faction-quote">[[Clan Zenrin]]<br>"We are all memories"</div>[[File:banner_9.png|link=Clan Zenrin]] |}
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