[hider=Kian] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]The Name:[/h2][/color][/u] [indent] Kian- In Persian means king, foundation, or symbol of pride[/indent] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]Region:[/h2][/color][/u] [indent] Established in the Middle East, namely in Iran, which is formerly known as Persia[/indent] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]Crest:[/h2][/color][/u] [indent][img] http://www.folien-arbeiter.de/images/product_images/popup_images/159_0.jpg[/img][/indent] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]Industrial Focus:[/h2][/color][/u] [indent] [b]Legal[/b]- Mainly the import and exports of oil (mainly), spices, and additional goods originating from within the Middle Eastern area. This includes the cost it is being sold for, flexing depending on the source it is going to often. [b]Illegal[/b]- Information within the human world. This is strictly limited to businesses where the information is sold at the highest profit to rival corporations. Though AMRO has set basic restrictions and terms for this hidden source of income, this doesn’t limit them from obtaining information over officials in a wide range of areas.[/indent] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]Rumors:[/h2][/color][/u] [indent] ~It’s believed one of Sahar’s first children were human, the child kept to be sure and then quickly discarded on his 20th birthday. The details, naturally due to the disgrace it would create, aren't clear but the rumors still circulate. It is a slight marring black mark upon their Bloodline despite lacking proof of it being true or not. [/indent] [u][color=EECBAD][h2]History:[/h2][/color][/u] The Kian's family history, including its human lineage, is filled with the art of infiltration, knowledge and assassination attempts on their neighboring clans. With secret and pride in their work, they quietly influenced the Middle East from the background for ages. Though the family is classed as new blood, the current alchemist running it for the last hundred of years weren't the first. There's lore passed through the ages of the family line from parent to child about Hassan, the first Alchemist dated several centuries before the Bloodline origins. Little evidence was ever discovered to confidently prove the man had the ability to influence sandstorms, but never the less, he was revered and worshiped for the wealth and prosperity brought to the family through his life time. Sadly, none of his gifts were ever passed to the generations he produced with his wives. A fact that is both a mysterious as to why. There is no farther accounts of a born Alchemist until around the mid-1600s, when Javed gave birth to triplet sons, each with a unique alchemist specialty. Thus began the Kian family lineage. Like many families, they too signed the AMRO treaty of 1733 when a threat they couldn't ignore arrived at their door step and aided the organization in their efforts. When it ended, they assumed their association with AMRO was going to be kept to a minimal. They were proven wrong when the AMRO's seekers started to show up. Normal humans, they started to inspect their finest and immediately collect them for AMRO's organization. They even had the arrogance to steal the finest of the next generation too. The final straw was when one of the Shah's son was nearly taken, sparking a five year war between the Kian and AMRO. Unlike some Bloodlines, who were wiped out, they were spared from execution when the established Shah swallowed his pride then yielded to the superior force in order to preserve his family's heritage. Since that time they had gradually started to recover to the numbers they once had while forced to watch their family members continued to be taken away, their population controlled by their oppressors. It is tradition, since a surname holds great power and strength in the Middle East, that all children taken by AMRO or abandoned due to being human are stripped of their last name then given a new one. Often they are Arabic or another culture outside Persian so to prevent any association with their prior family. Those who are taken by AMRO are allowed to keep one memento: a scorpion ring. It isn't a common trinket as it is given to individuals who have aligned with the Bloodline, the one the royal has accepted as a wife/husband or a royal who is indebted to them. It is a symbol of respect and connection with the family though the member of the main branch are likely the only ones to know its true significance. In the past, the Kian family was known for their family infighting. The rumors started flying as [i]accidents[/i] started to happen, their children often the victims and the one responsible often dealt with internally. A fate feared and mysterious due to its lacking information, even by most its members. Most would believe such gossip is incorrect but nothing has been brought into the light to prove it otherwise, the [i]accidents[/i] gradually tapering off over the last 200 years. However, with all these new deaths of the Kian aligned rogues and branched families, old tensions are rising again both inside and out. [u][color=EECBAD][h2]Members:[/h2][/color][/u] [b]Key Members (Important to know)[/b] Main Family [list] Patriarch (Shah) and his family [*] Nima Kian- Shah~ 52 [list] [*] Sahar- Wife~ 49 [*] Yaser- Son~ 24 (Current Heir) [*]Zareen-Daughter~18 [*] Dara- Son~14 [*]Ziba- Daughter (named after her grandmother)~ 14 (YTS*) [*] Parsia- Daughter~12 [Ryver-TBA] [/list] Grand parent [*] Ziba- Grandmother~ 70 [list] [*] Roshan- Younger Brother~49 [*] Jaleh- Youngest Sister~ 43[/list][/list] Branched Family Roshan Kian’s Family [list] [*] Ava-Wife ~ 46 [*] Mehr- Son~ 12 [*] Kevh- Son~ 8 (YTS) [/list] Jaleh’s Family [list] [*] Danyal- Jaleh’s husband~49 [sub]*[/sub] [*] Ehsan- Daughter~ 21 [*] Minu- Daughter ~ 6 (YTS) [*] Navid- Only Son~ 3 (YTS) [/list] [sub](YTS)[/sub] Meaning: Yet To Show, any individuals marked with this has yet to show any alchemist drive yet. [sub]*[/sub] Despite Jaleh being the blood relation to the Shah, her husband seems to hold the power within her own individual family. Any Alchemist showed above without the YST mark are below AMRO standards and were allowed to remain, mainly to prevent the family from diminishing and becoming extinct as agreed on by the Shah during a cease fighting between the organization and the family over 200 years ago. [b]Noted Members (Main focus) [/b] [hider=Nima Kian] [indent][center][u][b][sub][h3]Father (Shah/Patriarch) Nima Kian[/h3][/sub][/b][/u] [img]http://i.imgur.com/4CGySoR.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Appearance[/b] [indent]HT: 5'8" EY: Amber Brown SKN: Kalahari Sand HR: Dark Oynx Black AGE: 52 Biography: One of three sons, of the prior Shah, Nima gained his title when his father became deceased around the age of 70 leaving his mother to be widowed. A proud and strong appearance, he has been making strives to follow his ancestor's ways and remain in the background which had worked well until recently with the deaths of several rogues and even a few branched family members. A concern he is frustrated with since he is ill experienced with dealing with forces outside family threats. He survived childhood to succeed his father and has done well to prevent a reason for his sibling's' envy and quell the in family fighting, the tradition followed by his father with his siblings. Currently, with several of his children in AMRO recruitment he has applied his focus mainly on Yaser who has seem to fallen short of their expectations and grantee him an heir. There hasn't been any actions to give evidence to his dis-loyalties since he has learned from his ancestor's mistakes, but there is an air of suspicion toward anything that feels off to him and often shown through withdrawn and quiet behavior. It is a well known fact he tends to keep his wife close to him most the time as if her presence is a security he finds comfort in. [/indent][/indent][/hider] [hider=Sahar Kian] [indent][center][u][b][sub][h3]Mother (head’s wife) Sahar Kian[/h3][/sub][/b][/u] [img]http://mj2.persianfun.info/img/92/2/Katouzian/Katoziyan_Apadana-Group_009.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Appearance[/b] [indent]HT: 5'5" EY: Amber Brown SKN: Torilla Brown HR: Dark Umber AGE: 49 Biography: Nima's wife. On first impression, she seems to be a quiet and delicate flower with carefully chosen words and movements, a traits seemingly customary for all Iranian people. Her arms are usually hooked about her husband and her face hidden underneath her Chadon and Hijab garments, her expression only noted through her eyes upon close observation. She is rarely ever left alone for very long unless in the company of other females and when her husband doesn't need her calm to cool his suspicious nature. She has given birth to numerous children with her husband since she was about sixteen, one rumored to be human, and several were given over to AMRO. [/indent][/indent][/hider] [hider=Yaser Kian] [indent] [center][u][b][sub][h3]Yaser Kian, Youngest Son (Current Heir)[/h3][/sub][/b][/u] [img] http://cdn.delgoo.ir/file/803de16f672aee0a907a00525afce453.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Appearance[/b] [indent]HT: 5'9" EY: Hazel SKN: Torilla Brown HR: Jet Black AGE: 24 Biography: The heir to the Kian Bloodline, Yaser is among the numerous male children who have been undergoing teaching to become the next in line to the Shah position since birth. The parents never fully knowing if the selected heir will be taken when their alchemist drive is shown, the days wait tormenting for his mother while she watched child after child taken away when another son was waiting in line. When Yaser's drive activated, the AMRO never came allowing his mother a sigh of relief and his father deciding he would be the next heir for the position. It would officially pass when his father is deceased. Until then his days are filled with lessons, experience and more in order to one day lead the Kian family into a brighter future. [/indent][/indent][/hider] [hider=Roshan Kian] [indent] [center][u][b][sub][h3]Roshan Kian (Advisor and Aid)[/h3][/sub][/b][/u] [img]http://cs623221.vk.me/v623221187/8afc/vp4fu4cNR-I.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Appearance:[/b] [indent]HT: 5’7” EY: Hazel SKN: Sepia HR: Onyx Black AGE: 49 Biography: Roshan is the younger brother to Nima and adviser, a balance to prevent Nima from allowing his pride to get the better of him and cloud his judgement. Though his eyes scream hidden viper and his tongue all too oiled by part truths, his actions have been nothing but loyal toward his family's future. Currently, he lifts the burden off his Shah's shoulders by running the more illegal side of things, strictly in the collection of information under AMRO's expressive guidelines and requires him to ensure they don't have a repeat of the near genocide over 300 years ago. He, in some way, could be suspected to being the reason none of Henry Stein's messages for a contract has been reaching the Shah though little is actually proven. [/indent][/indent][/hider] [color=EECBAD][u][h2]Family Relationships:[/h2][/u][/color] [indent] Penaltas- Being assassins for much longer and having been become lesser known, their abilities are outshined by this family and has created a rivalry between these two that is over a century old. Through there is a slightly noted respect toward each other in their competitiveness, they won’t hesitate to jab each other with subtle mentions or mild tests of their skills. Loafengs- One thing the Kian could always say about the Loafengs, and that was they never favored one family over another, treated all of them equally to same station: beneath them. Publicly, the Bloodline shows no ill will towards the Loafengs but in private there is believed to be dark distaste mainly due to the Loafeng’s unique association with AMRO. Tattasuka- Neither family has crossed paths, their businesses rarely ever engaged in sabotage or affected the Tattasuka area of industry so it’s difficult to tell what the Kian family truly think about when it comes to the Japanese Bloodline. Publically they had shied away unless approached, a method often well played and fitting to the family’s patience. Legendes- Every feuding group has the more peaceful bloodline, those who seek remain on good terms with almost all individuals rather than discard or fuel old pains. This is the Legendes. The fact there hasn't been much issues between the two families has allowed the two Bloodlines to be on fairly good terms, this alone have benefited them rather well. The Kian both cheapening the cost of traded oil to the Bloodline and placed profits from traded goods toward the Legendes profession and in exchange, they gained benefits in medical treatment and research the bloodline have chosen to share. Asdesolas- This family completely distrusted strangers and assassins, which in the Kian family was a dual blow in gaining favor for an alliance with them. Since then, they stopped and kept their distance unless efforts were made which might alter future relationships. At best they are civil to each other but beyond that, they would be indifferent if either family fell off the face of the earth without a trace. Queen Anne- The Queen Anne’s family as a whole and Kian have never gotten along ever since the 1800s, when the Queen Anne made numerous attempts to raid both their homeland upon the Persian Gulf and their shipping lines filled by their goods. However, the pirate family did managed to learn that the Kian were very able to protect their goods when their interruptions of shipments began to attract unwanted attention and caused a slight decline in their attempts to raid their goods. (Read this as human interference due to oil trade) Currently, Henry, the Anne Queen’s Patriarch, has tried to sooth over some of the hurt gradually, despite a recent assault on a oil shipment several months back. The Steins- The Kian hold a deep seated wariness of the Steins, the rumors of their success and connection with AMRO has long ago left a rotten taste in their mouths and a twisted sensation in their gut. Thankfully the family had been distant and aloof, even the matriarch only showing her mask only twice much to the Shah’s of the bloodline’s relief. Through recently, the Matriarch's brother, Willem, has been trying with unsettling attempts to contact their Bloodline. Namely wanting to discuss possible contract between the two. Most have been sidestepped but it is very, very unlikely to happen during this next meeting. Palladinos-The Palladinos and Kian have a beneficial tie with each other, their services crossing paths more often than most would expect. Offering their goods, oil and other exports at a notable discount compared to non allied families (especially lower compared to ill willed ones) and using their assassination skills since it is a better alternative when compared to the Penaltas, they gain aid in influencing more religious company to please AMRO. This in return makes life more bearable and earns them additional profits for the Kians, allowing them to co-exist ideally with minimal conflict. Laeveaus- Terms with the Laeveaus family has been rather up in the air since they communicate through proxies. The two lines are civil currently toward each other at best with it slightly favoring a respect toward each other, their benefits little though they are still there. At worse, these two families are left with nothing important save business creating merely an awkward silence and at best, a negotiation is struck that decreases the unease tension between them. [/indent] [/hider]