Where wind fills the sails, Helms holds the coin.
Born of brine and trade, the Helms family commands the empire’s maritime lifelines.
Their galleons traverse the seas, bearing spices, silks, and secrets from foreign shores.
They are sleek, charming, and veiled in silk and ambition.
The Church scorns their cosmopolitan ways, and the Bailors covet their ports.
Their sigil is a sailing ship on blue storm-tossed waves.
Source of Wealth: Shipbuilding, trade, maritime ventures.
Style: Blue
Allies: Occasionally Sythe, for export of rare produce.
Enemies: Bailors (over ports and smuggling routes), Church (for contraband and heretical imports).
Court Presence: Suave, worldly, with smiles that carry secrets and coins that carry influence.