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- When there are personal disputes between members of the Dorwnion nobility and the lesser castes, it usually winds up the lesser caste individual is punished in a manner deemed fit of the crime. These are usually harsh so as to prevent future repetition from others. Those looking to escape such punishments or as a result of them are known to disappear into the folds of the best place for men disgruntled against the status quo - the ranks of the palagia plagia, the pirate bands of the Inland Sea who wreck their vengeance on the trade and navy ships of the Merchant Families.
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House Calaer controls trade both import and export upon the waters of the Inland Sea both directly and indirectly. Though they oversee much oversea trade with Rhûn themselves, their (paid) protection is also a given requirement for any Family who doesn’t wish their ships harassed by the growing threat of the palagia plagia, the pirate bands and their Captains who build up power on the southern edges of the Inland Sea. Thus any trade into Rhûn attempting to by-pass the Calaer will require utilizing longer and far more treacherous overland routes. Their skill and knowledge of seamanship leads many to seek naval positions with the Armata as their Family’s involvement in the wider politics of Dorwinion. Due to this power of water-based shipping, they are often sought after by the other Houses for political connections. Marriages for House Calaer are difficult because accepting their ways for an outsider can be quite difficult.
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