O'Rourke Family

The O'Rourke Family was one of the first families to come to the land that is now Dun Draigath. Travelling alongside the renowned Vintersmed family and the infamous Eggman family.

Beginning
The O'Rourke family began not too long after the Vintersmed and Eggman families (along with others) left Neu Misahr. This family began when Ruairc Vintersmed married Nacuma Witby. In an effort to distinguish their new family from the Vintersmed family, their subsequent child, Saileacha, took his father's name as his last name, making him the first O'Rourke. By the time Saileacha's first child, Ardhoél, was born, they had settled in the area now known as Dun Draigath. Saileacha then had a daughter, named Aifric, thus splitting the family into the socalled "Aifric" and "Ardic" strands. This distinction is important, as the Aifric strand has faded into relative obscurity (though it is making a resurgence), while the "Ardic" line is a powerful family in Dun Draigath.

Crime And Power
The O'Rourke family came back into the limelight when Paddy O'Rourke, the patriarch of the more famous Ardic line, lead the family first to becoming the richest family in Dun Draigath, receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from an unknown source, before being instated as the indefinite ruler of Dun Draigath by the then head of state, Taoiseach Wattsmithov II

Crime Allegations
Members of the O'Rourke family often disappear to the mainland without explanation for days at a time, or have shady meetings with shadowy individuals in the prestigious Cavalier's Club. These events, as well as the thousands of dollars they receive from unknown sources, have lead many to believe that they participate in criminal activities, such as drug dealing, mercenary work, racketeering, bootlegging and much more.

Members
The O'Rourke family has many living members, but, due to their nature as a fairly unprestigious family (until recently), many of them are wholly unremarkable. However, many of those who have been accused of criminal activity have quite curious stories

Paddy "Bossman" O'Rourke
Paddy O'Rourke is the current head of the O'Rourke family. He is currently the head of the Dun Draigath government, and is the most accused of shady dealings of any of the O'Rourkes. Days after being instated as Taoiseach of Dun Draigath, he purchased several huge tracts of land throughout Dun Draigath, known as the Cavalierian Estate. His motives and movements are largely unknown, and he is watched by many with much suspicion.