Characteristics include regular, metropolitan buildings, and ships which are 'the jack of all trades' if you will. Liberty ships contain equal offensive and defensive capabilities, and have ample, although not excessive cargo space. This is the House you start off with. House Kusari Members of the House Kusari are decendants of the Japanese, and everything reflects their origins. Their cities are built in a retro-modern Japanese style, bridging the old with the new.
Kusari ships are light and agile.
However, they have less cargo space than would be desirable, and do not carry much armor. House Bretonia Members are mostly of British ancestry. Bretonian ships are charactarized by their grande design, and large cargo capacities. Frequently, Bretonian ships travel with an escort, as their ships are not very well suited for combat. The Bretonians look for political means to control known space.