Marshall Clan

## About

* The Marshall-clan went into overdrive the moment Earth was integrated, ever hungry for empowering the family. **Chapter 85**
* While the Marshall Clan maintained larger offices in London before the integration, much of our business was still handled right here in Westfort. **Chapter 292**
* Our family was spread all over the globe before the world changed, but we have worked hard to bring as many as possible home. **Chapter 292**
* A small tribe such as hers will be ripped apart by the torrents of fate if they are tied to your wagon. **Chapter 664**
* We were not the only clan. I know of at least five more families who have a similar origin as our own, most likely descendants from the mystic realm. There might be even more out there. But three of those clans fell in the months after the integration, with the other two barely being any better off than the general population. **Ch 666**

## Influence and Power

* Thea Marshall would be a good get for the government, but the Marshall clan likely had their own plans in this new world order. And he didn’t want to wage war against that ancient family when there were both the incursions and the new natives to worry about, so he could only turn his eyes toward the other two top rankers. **Chapter 85**
* This Marshall Clan will be one of our biggest competitors for the dominion of Earth, provided we don’t get slaughtered by the invaders or these so-called Dominators **Chapter 139**
* He was pretty sure that the government wouldn’t try to freeze out the Marshall Clan, since a retaliation from them with Thea as a poster child might splinter the alliance. **Chapter 141**
* Port Atwood is currently lacking renown, and the Marshall Clan isn’t so frail that we can’t provide some assistance on that front **Chapter 144**
* The Marshall Clan had taken huge losses from the subjugation of their Incursion, even with Thea's help. **Chapter 312**
* The Marshall Clan wasn’t very strong now when compared to Port Atwood, but that was because Zac's force improved with tremendous speed and left everyone in the dust. But the Marshall Clan teemed with talents that would probably shine when they had managed to completely adapt to the Multiverse. **Chapter 313**

### Wealth

* At the time of the auction in New Washington there were two more of the Marshall clan on the wealth ladder, in addition to Thea. **Chapter 134**
* The New World Governments attempt to map out everyone's wealth didn’t work with the Marshall Clan as they spread out their Nexus Coins, apart from Henry Marshall who at the time decided to put himself at the top ten of the Wealth ladder as a show of strength. **Chapter 220**

### History

* The Marshall Clan was practically ancient, with over one thousand years of history. **Chapter 292**
* The original Lord Marshall, was not from Earth. He erected a stele that he took his firstborn son to before he passed away, passing on a series of precepts to run the clan by. To wait, to accumulate and to prepare for the Integration. Much of his teachings have been lost over the centuries as not all generations of the Marshall Clan were believers. Henry’s own father took him to the stele in the 60’s because he didn’t wish to break a millennia-old tradition.
With the space race taking place at the time Henry believed their ancestor might have been an extra terrestrial being but has since realised that he was a cultivator who encountered some sort of mishap and found himself on Earth. Perhaps he escaped from the Mystic Realm, perhaps he had some other origin, the stele never explained his place of birth. His foundation as a Cultivator managed to make him stronger and more talented than normal people even without access to Cosmic Energy, which allowed him to stand out during the Crusades and gain a footing for his descendants. **Chapter 666**

### Decline and Revival

* With Thea's seeming death the Clan is floundering according to Henry, only able to stay afloat thanks to Zac's influence. Thea was their biggest talent and could act as a protective umbrella for future generations but she fell before she could even spread her wings or more likely before Henry could execute his plans involving her. **Chapter 666**
* Henry appears to have recovered from Thea's seeming death moving onto the martial path having grasped the fact that only the strong can actually make any difference. **Chapter 952**

## Government

* Thea Marshall was the Lord of Westfort essentially being its Grand or Supreme Elder focusing on getting stronger while having the final say or being able to make unilateral decisions (**Chapter 295**).
* Henry Marshall seems to act in a manner similar to a Patriarch or Sect Leader. He seems to be involved in the day to day running of the Clan.
* Charles Marshall is in charge of their Intelligence Bureau (**Chapter 313**).
* Mark Marshall appears to be in charge of Military affairs, in a manner akin to Ilvere in Port Atwood, as he ran their efforts against the Undead with Thea as figurehead.
* It is unclear whether Roland Marshall is expressly the ambassador to Port Atwood or is a more generalised Ambassador and negotiator for their Clan.

## Industry

* Information gathering and Logistics (**Chapter 226**). They have created their own versions of the Ladders these being:
	+ Earth’s Champions - a booklet listing the most powerful humans based on level. It listed over two hundred humans having passed level 100 by now. The names on the Marshall Clan’s level lists were almost all new names, with the old ladder geniuses occupying less than a quarter of the top. **Chapter 660**
	+ Power Ladder - a compilation based on total power which Zac comfortably sits atop. **Chapter 660**
* Inscriptions
	+ Prototype Hazmat suit, the fractals protect against tears and makes the material even less porous. It stops most particles from passing through. It was made by our research department not long ago. **Chapter 220**
	+ a small but high-end tent clearly created by the craftsmen of the Marshall clan, since the nylon tent was covered with low-grade runes. They were so basic that even Zac could tell that their purpose was simply to make the material sturdier. **Chapter 225**
	+ Large fractals covered both the walls and the roof of the Teleporter Terminal. They were pretty crude compared to what he had seen in other places, but it clearly showed that the Marshalls might put even more effort into inscriptions than Port Atwood did. **Chapter 292**
	+ Even the car windows had engravings on them. **Chapter 292**
* Cultivation Chambers
	+ The density of cosmic energy was slightly higher inside compared to the outside and the walls were extremely thick, providing great isolation. It almost felt as though one was inside a sensory deprivation chamber from the moment the door was shut. There was a high-quality air control function inside that kept the air just right. **Chapter 294**
	+ A ‘Do Not Disturb’ button was by the door. A subdued chime acts as a doorbell of sorts to alert the person cultivating gently bringing them out of their meditation. **Chapter 294**

### Mercantile Licence

* “We decided to reorganize after the hunt. The Marshall Clan will mainly focus on business in the future, and we are looking into the means of getting hold of a Mercantile License but we need some renown first. We’re an old family but we have always been low-key, so very few know about us. This war is also meant to showcase our wares and set up a foundation.” **Chapter 296**
* The Marshalls themselves had kept a low profile until now, perhaps partly because they already knew about his auction. Zac had mentioned it to Thea, who no doubt had informed her grandfather as well. Perhaps they were ready to roll out their businesses already but held themselves back out of respect to him. **Chapter 540**
* Apart from the limited businesses run by the Marshall Clan, Calrin had pretty much unlimited power. Not even the Marshalls had managed to get their hands on a Mercantile Licence, and they still weren’t even close according to the missives. **Chapter 846**
* Henry requested dispensation from Zac to spread his business ventures onto Ensolus and the Elysian continent and was granted it. **Chapter 953**

## Security and Military

* All visitors must receive tags, a small metallic disk with a small engraving on it, as a security measure to combat infiltration by invaders or other hostile forces This is revealed to be a tracking rune that is used in conjunction with an array a level of monitoring would be considered rude in the rest of the Multiverse. Roland declares it to be a measure employed only due to their limited means. **Chapter 292**
* These measures were insufficient to prevent the Tir'Emarel Clan from placing human spies among them (**Chapter 308**) nor did they stop a member of the clan from selling out Zac in exchange for cultivation resources (**Chapter 313**) although the latter was summarily executed when his crimes were brought to light.

### Military might

* They planned to use use both old-world weaponry and Cosmic Energy to destroy the zombie hordes. **Bk 3 Ch 83**
* The Marshall Clan seem to have large reserves of old world weaponry although these were depleted by the battle against the Undead Hordes in which they lost over a thousand tanks. Their reserves have been maintained or stretched by virtue of them searching for old military bases. **Chapter 351**
* We can try launching rockets at the pillars, but our munitions aren't enough to target all of these things. Besides, I fear that this issue cannot be solved with our mundane weaponry. **Chapter 392** *Mark Marshall discussing dealing with the pillars of the Undead Terraforming Array*

### Elites

* "We can also provide a few elite squads to provide backup." **Chapter 296** *Henry Marshall offering Zac support to close the Incursions which was rejected*
* Just a minute later a group of scouts set out from their camp, guarded by elites decked in a terrifying number of weapons. **Chapter 392** *Thea sending out a force to attempt the closure of a pillar of the Undead Terraforming Array. None survived*
* A Thomas Marshall managed to land the 14th spot on the Atwood Empire's Merit Board ahead of Verana Tir'Emarel. **Ch 1,068**

## Resources

### Nexus Hub

* Westfort possesses a Nexus Hub from the Incursion that Thea led them to defeating giving them access to travel to nearby planets via teleportation networks although this can potentially be upgraded with quests and improving your force a process normally taking thousands of years unless the System helps you cheat. **Bk 6 Ch 22**

### Grinding Zones

* Westfort has been stated to be surrounded by wilderness where Thea goes to train and grind levels (**Chapter 85**) and if left alone they can evolve into Beast Waves (**Bk 3 Ch 80**).
* Zac was surprised to find out that most large forces in the Multiverse kept zones and forests that were a bit like this (Ayn Hive Beast Wave), teeming with monsters. It provided their young and their soldiers with ample training and outlet for growth, and the clan didn’t need to provide any salary, as access to the farming zones was benefit enough to join the army. The elders of the clan took care of the evolved monsters and immediately rooted out any beast that got too strong (**Bk 1 Ch 104**).

## Alliances

* Billy (Billyville)
* Port Atwood
* Everwood Refuge (Ishiate town)
* Hive Dahiti (Zhix Hive)
	+ after peace was brokered by Nonet **Chapter 297**

### The Marshall Alliance

Most of the midsized human forces were kind of under the umbrella of the Marshall Clan by now. **Bk 6 pg 251**

* Asgard
* Sino-Indian Alliance