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Name Origin: Imperial (Latin-influenced) — from cassus (hollow) and avarus (greedy).
History: Founded by the children of Ocario Cassavar, famed pirate captain.
Dark Age Sins: Predatory debt schemes. During the Long Night, they bankrupted entire districts to seize their assets and forced debt labor camps under fine print contracts.
Change in Ledger: Their upper board was entirely executed. A younger scion, Matienne Cassavar, staged a last-minute betrayal and pledged to break up debt slavery. Though reforms were introduced, many of their contracts remain ruinously aggressive.
Present Persona: The house now presents itself as a benevolent financial partner for young entrepreneurs. Their motto is “Fortune flows to the bold.” In truth, they are still ruthless, but subtler now.