There are six ancestral Duchal families of [[farne:locations:Upper Thalia|Upper Thalia]].  They roughly correspond to the border duchies that once conquered the Thalian heartland, and now defend it

  * Orthand -- Duchy of Orthus (Thalian/[[farne:locations:Sturmgaard|Sturmgaard]] frontier)
  * Veris -- Duchy of Vern (Eastern Thalian/[[farne:locations:Lower Thalia|Lower Thalian]] frontier)
  * Parnth -- Duchy of Pal'parntha (South Western Thalia/Lower Thalian frontier)
  * Melfir -- Duchy of Melfis ([[farne:locations:Alestia|Alestian]]/Thalian frontier)
  * Rebaat -- Duchy of Reberis (Surrounding [[farne:locations:Thalas]])
  * Narse -- Duchy of Narses (Mountains between [[farne:locations:Regland|Regland]]/Upper Thalia)