House of Turpin

The House of Turpin is one of Torrune's mercantile clans, notable for having produced the second Lord of the City, Talrik (this was in the olden days when Torrune's archon was still elected by the city magnates, before Alberic of the House of Thoab instituted hereditary succession). As Archon, Talrik of the House of Turpin was notable for ordering the construction of the public plaza now called Talrik's Square and the monumental Sidrene Column which stands at its center. His rule was relatively brief, however; his bad health incapacitated him for long stretches, and he was pressured into abdicating the archonate after only five years. Leovar of the House of Kroma was elected to succeed him as Torrune's third archon. 
The House of Turpin is much less influential now than in the time when Talrik was elected archon, but it is still a fairly wealthy trading clan, with yearly profits qualifying its master for membership in the Merchants' Guild. They also still take great pride in that fact that their family tree includes one of the only four men ever elected as archon of Torrune, rather than inheriting the position as did all those after Alberic.