House Omar
Although nobody would ever speak such words out loud, many think of House Omar as the least honourable of the great houses. Although House Omar would rightly say that they uphold their word and work for the best of the empire as much as any other house, the other Houses would say that they often take honour and work merely to the letter of their promise and not to the spirit. House Omar prides itself on results and is usually considered to be first among the five houses. In upbringing those of House Omar are taught the importance of achieving their goals and to be creative in attaining those targets.
The children of the house are allowed much freedom in their actions as long as they do well in their studies and the exercises they are set. When a child reaches 14 years of age a party is thrown and as the party closes the child becomes a full member of the House and is considered an adult and capable of fending for themselves. Rarely do they need to since friends and family will continue to be there for support but they are then held accountable for all of their actions and their standing in the House becomes all the more important to them.
The House is currently structured according to the designs of Regan Domas Omar, who took control of the house 15 years ago. To drive home the importance of results the House is divided into four grades with new members of the House entering at grade four and trying to work their way into grade one or perhaps into the council of advisors or the leadership of the house itself.
The House is based on the planet Sunder, a mix world that lies very centrally to the hyperspace routes of the empire. Its position gives it a strong advantage in trade and in theory would be a strategic location in times of conflict. In addition it holds a position of archaeological significance due to the Forerunner complex, Legacy Prime that was discovered there. The complex has landing facilities for spacecraft and a small amount of structures on the surface, currently used as commercial facilities. Underground though seems to be some kind of vast city complex that has not yet been fully explored although the areas nearest to the surface entrance have had power restored by the Tech Guild and are populated.
Although House Omar doesn't look back at its past, it still remembers and looks up to some of the key figures in its history. Xaara Omar founded the house and put in place a lot of what makes it what it is today. Nyssa Omar controlled the house when Farron Lystra stood up to the Emperor and was his strongest supporter. Within House Omar it is believed that Nyssa persuaded Farron to stand up to Emperor Truniss and some think that the two were having an affair.
The House has two days of celebration for these two heroes of the House, in which the planets controlled by the House are given over to parties and celebrations. However, for those who lead the house it is a time to gather to discuss the direction of the House, plans for the future and events of the past.