Calverts

The  were a family with great political influence in the United States and all around the world before the Great War.

According to Desmond Lockheart, the family owned half of Maryland and had the U.S. government "in its pocket". At the height of its power, the family had three senators and seven members of the House of Representatives, two of them governors, in its ranks. It even sported a front-runner for the office of President until "this dog scandal" put him or her out of contention. Desmond was apparently involved in the discovery or machination of this scandal as he states to be very proud of it.

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