Tet U'Lai

An ancient term which means "The Nine Families", describing a collection of the most ancient noble houses of Telharan. They rose to prominence during the Icathi War, and amassed huge wealth and land, and then managed to keep it through the centuries by cunning and brutality. The Matrea's personal family resources combined with the government's could crush any one of these families with ease, but if all nine were ever to unite, Ilman would surely fall. Luckily, there is no love lost among the noble houses.