Hardy Kin of the Serpent

The Vitari Commerce Federation

In the society of the Vitari Commerce Federation the Karneshi stand as its highest office and highest clan, the original guiding lineage that presides over all matters within their borders. While the original bloodline that united the clans of Verisk and took them to the stars still exists, the Vitari's devotion to merit and capability ensures that leadership is not confined to ancestry and bloodline alone. Over the generations talented individuals from lesser and even rival clans have risen into the Karneshi, chosen for their aptitude and service to the Commerce Federation's continued progress rather than their circumstance of birth.

This balance between lineage and merit exists by long old and painful lessons that played out on their homeworld time and time again, were bloodline mattered above all else and all the folly it brought to their society was plain to see. Thus while a blood heir of the Karneshi traditionally receives first consideration for any post, failure to measure up to the demands and exceptions of the office results in the consideration passing to the next most suitable candidate.

• The Varkel - Roughly Translates to the Executive Class
  • Old, even ancient, family clans that can trace their lineage back to when their species first began to organize itself into something resembling civilization. In modern times these head clans control vast holdings of territory, industry, and populations within the Commerce Federation. Often having exclusive rights to celestial bodies and in the case of the largest, entire star systems. Titles, obligations, and positions within a Varkel are hereditary in nature more often than not, though like the higher seats the Jurvesh serves as a filter against pure nepotism and the instability it could cause. Should no option be found within the main familial groups a lesser one with better deeds and scores may find themselves elevated to the position.