Calverts

The Calverts were a family with great political influence in the United States before the Great War.

Background
According to Desmond Lockheart, the family owned half of Maryland and "practically owned a deed to the US government". At the height of its power, the family had three senators, seven members of the House of Representatives, and two state governors in its ranks. It even sported a front-runner for the office of President until "that scandal with the dog" put him or her out of contention. Lockheart was apparently involved in the discovery or manufacture of this scandal as he states he "was particularly proud of that one".

Another member of the family was Professor Calvert, Lockheart's nemesis and an accredited expert in cognitive robotics. Transferred to the St. Aubin Medical Facility by his senator brother, he managed to survive the Great War by extracting his brain from his body.

Behind the scenes

 * The in-game family was likely inspired (or a direct allusion to) the real-life Calvert family, which owned the royal charter to Maryland from the founding of the colony until the Revolutionary War.