Founding Family (Abh)
The Founding Family refer to the descendants of the original 29 proto-Abh crew, each holding a specific postion within their starship. The departments of the original ships crew essentially became the different families of the Abh Empire.
Background[edit | edit source]
When the original Abh announced their secession from the mother city they wished to be an independent race.
Royalty[edit | edit source]
The Abriel family are Royalty. The Abriel, actually, consist of eight branches, each heading a Kingdom. Similar to nobles (landed Voda) who didn't rule their nations, the title was mostly a meaningless honorific.
Nobility[edit | edit source]
The Abriel clan has no astrological significance, however the other 28 are all named after constellations named by the Japanese ancestors of the Abh.[1] The constellation are grouped into the 4 directions, each one ruled by a Shinjuu. The 28 families also form the higher echelon of Abh nobility. Additionally, almost every clan has a distinctive physical trait that only members of that clan have. These traits are maintained through careful genetic manipulation.
Founding Families and the 28 Constellations | |||||
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Name[2] | Phonetic | Chinese | Japanese[3] | Meaning[4] | Trait |
East ruled by Seiryuu (東), the Azure Dragon/Green Dragon | |||||
Ruc | [ru] | 角 | Su | Horn | Odd Nose |
Aimh | [ɛf] | 亢 | Ami | Neck | Silver Hair |
Lomh | [lof] | 氐 | Tomo | Chest | Golden Pupils |
Loepoess | [lœpœs] | 房 | Soi | Room | Slender Fingers |
Dachoc | [daʃo] | 心 | Nakago | Heart | Elongated Lips |
Aislairec | [ɛslɛr] | 尾 | Ashitare | Tail | |
Biboth | [biboθ] | 箕 | Mi | Basket | Curled Hair |
North ruled by Genbu (北), the Black Tortoise | |||||
Kilych | [kilyʃ] | 斗 | Hikitsu | Ladle | |
Idaimh | [idɛf] | 牛 | Inami | Cattle | |
Nych | [nyʃ] | 女 | Uruki | Maiden | |
Lobitec | [lobit] | 虚 | Tomite | Void | Green Hair |
Fimegaimec | [fiməgɛm] | 危 | Urumiya | Rooftop | Black Star |
Kalyc | [kaly] | 室 | Hatsui | House | |
Dabaimec | [dabɛm] | 壁 | Namame | Wall | Red Star |
West ruled by Byakko (西), the White Tiger | |||||
Losaich | [losɛʃ] | 奎 | Takaki | Astride | Light Blue Iris |
Tlaimh | [ftlɛ] | 娄 | Tatara | Mound | Red Dot on Finger |
Sosiec | [sosie] | 胃 | Kokie | Stomach | Glossy Hair |
Spaurh | [spɔʀ] | 昂 | Subaru | Pleiades | Red Eyes |
Aimenyrh | [ɛmənyʀ] | 畢 | Amefuri | Net | Tinted Hair |
Snoech | [snœʃ] | 觜 | Toroki | Beak | |
Sarrych | [saryʃ] | 参 | Karasuki | Orion | |
South ruled by Suzaku (南), the Vermilion Bird/Red Bird. | |||||
Tlich | [tliʃ] | 井 | Chichiri | Well | |
Lamkoemec | [lamkœm] | 鬼 | Tamahome | Ghosts | |
Duneucec | [dunøk] | 柳 | Nuriko | Willow | |
Kotoponi | [kotponi] | 星 | Hotohori | Star | Blood red lips |
Lineucec | [linøk] | 張 | Chiriko | Bow | |
Larych | [laryʃ] | 翼 | Tasuki | Wings | |
Beussaicec | [bøsɛ] | 軫 | Mitsukake | Carriage |
Usually a constellation's full name is written as "name + 宿" (ぼし Boshi)[5]. 氐 is a Hanzi not the Kanji 氏. |
Other Families[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Abh name
There are other Abh families that existed at the founding of the Empire or came to be at a later time.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]