Lesser house / family
Tern family
Also called Tern · the maritime Terns
One of the maritime houses whose junior branches staff British consular houses abroad so the family has eyes on the quay.
A maritime family, a junior branch of which produced the present British consul at Blanchefleur.
Named with it
- Consul Matthew Tern (of a junior branch
- consul at Blanchefleur)
Ties
- staffs British consular houses under the Westminster office
- Matthew Tern heads the Britannian consular house at Blanchefleur
At the table
Consuls from such families often marry locally, creating relatives on both shores. Tern spent twelve years in trade before taking Crown paper.