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"I thought maybe you could love me like you used to. Even though I'm... different. But you changed too. So, here's to the new us."

In Dev Update - Champs, Lore & More, Laura 'poisonpixxi' DeYoung, Head of IP Creative for Riot Games, elaborated on their new approach to narrative cohesiveness by ironing out any inconsistencies that have sprung up over the years.

This article contains information that conflicts with this new narrative and will most likely be changed/moved in the following year(s).

For further information on these changes, see Canonical inconsistencies


The mercantile clans of Piltover Crest icon Piltover each have their own unique sigil to identify their homes, workshops, shipments, warehouses, inventions, brands and places of business. Each sigil bears many meanings and interpretations; some obvious, some less so.

Among the leading families of Piltover, it is customary for one of the younger children to take up the mantle of the family's principal intelligencer, the sword and shield of their clan. Those chosen are tasked with operating in the best interest of a Piltover family, working with the clan master to secure the family's continued success by any means necessary. Clan Ferros, with its wealth of secrets, has always taken this position seriously, putting forward considerable resources to ensure its intelligencer was always the best.

The difference between a clan and a house is that clans are larger, do not necessarily have all of their members related by blood by direct family connections, and have larger political influence and income for their ventures. For instance in the Arcane logo icon Arcane, House Talis still requires funding for their hextech ventures, despite Jayce Talis Jayce Talis being a councilor.

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Champions of the Mercantile Clans of Piltover[]

Mercantile Clans[]

Merchant Clans
Arvino
Arvino Clan Crest icon

Lord Arvino's untimely death thrusted his sheltered daughter Sofia into leading one of the richest families in Piltover. She had fallen in love with Marko Volkage, a Zaunite chem-baron trying to gain power in Piltover. They planned an engagement in a Zaun cultivar, but it was cut short when Camille Camille assassinated Volkage. Camille then made a deal with the intelligencer of House Arvino, Adalbert, to keep Sofia out of trouble.

  • Adalbert
  • Sofia Arvino Sofia ♔
Cadwalder

Uberti was the first to design the self-locomotor, but rumor has it that one of Clan Medarda's agents stole some schematics of this project, leading to the creation of a self-locomotor in Clan Medarda's mansion. Clan Torek also tried to convince Uberti to join it, and it is unknown which clan she is in.

  • Uberti
Ferros
Ferros Clan Crest icon
Colors: Blue
"For family, will I give."

Clan Ferros stands as one of the oldest mercantile clans within the city, boasting a lineage that predates even the Rune Wars era, back when the city was known as Unknown Faction 3 icon Oshra Va'Zaun. It gained most of its wealth through a rare crystal harvested from the Runeterra Crest icon Brackern of Shurima. Utilizing certain shadow investments in chemtech and runic alchemy, the Ferros family brought to market the synthetic hex-crystals: less powerful, but easier to procure. Such power often comes with consequences, and the production of synthetic crystals is rumored to be a heavy contributor to the Zaun Gray.

Giopara

Jayce earned the honor of being the youngest apprenta to ever be offered patronage by Clan Giopara, one of Piltover's most respected ruling clans. He spent most of his early years constructing potential hextech devices and designing transformable multi-tools for Piltover's working class. Ferros would later outbit Giopara and take Jayce as their apprenta.

Holloran

A well known clan that refused a Zaunite boy for apprenticeship, after which Boswell Holloran almost died from a fall from a mysterious gust of wind mysterious gust of wind that launched him off his balcony.

  • Boswell
Kiramman
Kiramman Clan Crest

The Kirammans are a wealthy and influential family of hextech artificers. They are also known for their lavish lifestyle of hunting in the wilder lands outside of Piltover.
In the Arcane 2021 profileicon Arcane event, they have funded the study and research of hextech with their apprenta Jayce Talis Jayce Talis.

Medarda Colors: Red

The Merdardas command great prestige and influence due to their efforts in constructing the Sun Gates. With the revenue generated by his father's piston patents, Master Jago funded research into using hextech to speed up the operation of the Sun Gates.
Heir apparent Jae preferred hunting ancient artifacts over managing the family business, much to his father's chagrin.
In Arcane 2021 profileicon Arcane, Clan Medarda has family ties with Noxus.

Tariost
Colors: Blue, Gold

Clan Tariost is a powerhouse in the shipping trade. Lady Aurelie fell in love with Karvyq the Silverhanded during the last Jubilee, but the clan did not approve of his low standing. After Aurelie passed away, Karvyq stole her ashes to honor a promise he made that day.

  • Aurelie
Morichi
Torek
Unaffiliated

It is unclear from what clans these individuals come from. They have currently only appeared in Arcane logo icon Arcane.

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