The ruling dynasty of the Six Duchies, whose members take their names from the virtues they are expected to embody - Chivalry, Verity, Patience, Shrewd. The Farseer line carries the Skill, a telepathic magic that allows communication across distances and, in its most powerful expressions, the ability to shape reality itself. The family's legitimacy and survival are central concerns of the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies, and the question of what the line owes to its members and what its members owe to it runs through FitzChivalry's entire arc.