Phoenix Family

The Phoenix Family is possibly the most powerful of the Great Families of Surket. They own most of the Diamond District and also control Echo Company, an elite group of mercenaries who operate within the Veridian Sea. Because they use Echo Company and not simply Surketian guards to guard the Diamond District, they have complete control over who enters and leaves, and use this power to practically control the Council of Surket and, by extension, the city itself.

The Phoenix Family holds the distinction of being the first tribe to have followed Ozymandias, with some sources even claiming that he was from their tribe to begin with. Today, the family is ruled by patriarch Arcade Phoenix. Arcade is a powerful man who does not suffer fools and always seems to be at least 2 steps ahead of the other councilors. He has been on the Council for longer than any other member, an impressive 43 years, and is viewed by both the Council and the city at large as the true ruler of Surket. Rumor has it that his health is failing, however, and he has recently attended fewer and fewer Council meetings, instead sending his daughter Andromeda who has proven to be much more of a firebrand than her father and is struggling to command the respect that her father has with the Council.