Four organizations working on behalf of Aaronev Sturmvoraus and now his son Tarvek have been mentioned; the Order, the Knights of Jove, the Council, and the Smoke Knights. Tarvek is a descendant of House Valois on his mother's side. The Knights of Jove are a military organization, and their loyalty has been identified as being specifically with House Valois. The Smoke Knights are specifically an organization devoted to espionage, presumably including everything from assassination to intelligence gathering.