The Harbosi

''The Harbosi are a society that revolves around trade, economic deals, economic growth, and doing business. Expansion and acquisition are the bywords of their culture, and as an amphibious people they are prepared to make money in any environment. Their society is organized around a series of families that have traditionally run different parts of their economy, and the balance of power and negotiations between the families is what drives progress - or blocks it.''

Leadership
The Harbosi faction is also known as the Four Families as these four power blocs have been running the society for many years. The stereotyped alignments are the Khaso family running farms and agricultural products, the Avicaris handling construction and union issues, the Kul'Mal building ships and ports, and the Zeelich dealing in politics and legislation.

The current leader is Amara Vra'Kul'Mal, voted by the quartet.

While infighting and backstabbing occur on a regular basis in the interest of vengeance or profit, there is a consensus that the families must coordinate to take on the really big opportunity that is the galaxy.

Homeworld
Nasje, an atoll planet full of tropical archipelagos and tropical storms, is the home of the Lumeris civilization and the home base of the Four Families that rule it from behind the scenes. Their oceanic environment necessitated the ability to adapt to water, yet the need to survive and the drive to prosper drove them to the land. From there they are now challenging the heavens themselves, bringing their unique style of economic development to an unsuspecting galaxy.

Society
Harbosi society has long been organized around families, clans, and dynasties - a natural outgrowth of the multinational, island-based history of their society. In the modern world this means that Harbosi governments cannot stay in power without the support of the various families who have traditionally controlled different sectors of the economy and the lesser families that are part of their power structure. As a result, despite the growth and evolution of their civilization, family and lineage remains a strong pillar of their culture.

With the aristocracy a distant memory and no dramatic religious fervor driving its populace, economic status is the only major legacy to be left for one's descendants. As a result Harbosi society revolves around trade; one seeks their career and passion in life in the interest of securing wealth for the future of their family and to improve one's standing within it.