Zoraskaya Clan

"All clans have a divine beast to call their protector. Ours is Hawkwing the Moth, the beast of subtle silks and soft snow. That being said, one would be a fool to underestimate the clan." 
-Katya Zoraskaya
The Zoraskaya Clan, sometimes nicknamed the House of the Moth and the Crowns of Russia, is a powerful clan of mages native to Moscow, the capital of Russia. The family is best known for being the ruling dynasty of the Moscow Institute of Magic, which while legally a meritocracy, is in practice a matriarchy ruled by the head of the Zoraskaya clan. 
The clan was founded by Nera Zoraskaya in 2035, after she sacrificed herself to save a camp of bas'rayy refugees during the Night of Shattered Staves, and earned the respect and approval of Hawkwing, who granted her and all her children powers over ice and insects. Nera would go on to found Russia's mage agency, and become governor of Moscow for a short period, before retiring. She would then be succeeded by her daughter Nera II, her own daughter Karya, and upon Karya's arrest by the Kiselyov Regime, Ekaterina (Katya) Zoraskaya. Many of the more inquisitive analysts have pointed out that without a daughter of her own, Katya's successor is likely to be either her sister Zenobia Zoraskaya, her eldest nice Maria Zoraskaya, or her adopted son Raihan Zoraskaya.