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=== Great Houses ===

{{quote|Interspersed throughout the city were a dozen or so monolithic keeps. Intricate, with rows of spearlike spires or deep archways, these were the homes of the high nobility. In fact, they were the mark of a high noble family: Any family who could afford to build a keep and maintain a high-profile presence in Luthadel was considered to be a Great House.

 

The Great Houses are the most prominent noble families in the Final Empire, notable for their ability to build a keep and maintain a high-profile presence in Luthadel.{{book ref|mb1|2}} This is made difficult by the Lord Ruler's keep tax.{{book ref|mb1|24}} There is nothing more embarassing to the aristocracy than a Great House that is unable to maintain itself.{{book ref|mb1|28}}