Sorenson Koichizoku
colors: brown, silver
kamon: gyrfalcon in mantle
Delm: Hugo Sorenson
Spouse: Iduna Tromso
Matrona: Ellora Sorenson-Hakulani
Spouse: Adam Hakulani
Founders MP: Reed Sorenson
Spokesperson: Rinji Holst Sorenson
Militia: Longwings
Militia Commander: Katja Rask Sorenson
Associate Member Families: Bergfalk, Holst, Landvik, Mardh, Rask, Rurik, Anchikar, Nitai, Sapporo, Toya
Territory: [map 7] (650 sq km) landhold on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sredinnay Range, plus one quarter of the town of Civitas located at the center of the borders of the allied neighbor Koichizoku of Palakiko, Yakovich, and Isobe, plus sixteen hundred and fifty square kilometers of property to the north of the landhold
Agriculture:
Rurik Falconry
Nitai Timber {forest} - tree plantations, plus fields of bamboo and hemp
Sky Greens - hydrocell powered aeroponics and hydroponic multilevel rotating greenhouses producing produce, biogas from methane digesters, ducks, rabbits, chickens, and goats
Corporate: Four Corners Zaibatsu
Sorenson Shooting Club - clubhouse, pro-shops, onsite gun dealers, rentals, licensing, safety and instruction courses, indoor and outdoor ranges for firearms and archery, shoothouses, sharpshooting ranges, virtual simulators, league competitions, locations in Civitas, Hilo, Leyte, and the landhold, special rates for law enforcement, militia, and military personnel
Helical - manufactures munitions, autocannons, antiaircraft weapons, field guns, support weapons, missile systems, lasers, heat sinks, amplifiers, APCs, VTOLs, combat vehicles, and the Shajiku {axle} [local variant of an Axel MK1] (one million ryu), and the Katai-sha {dismantler} [local variant of a Demolisher] (two million ryu)
Sorenson Airships - engineering and construction of law enforcement, military, and civilian airships for cargo, passenger service, reconnaissance and surveillance duties, Zefa [local variant of a Zephyr], Neptune [local variant of a Poseidon Mobile Engineering Platform], Canentia [local variant of Gossamer drone] Ekitai {liquid} [local variant of Eckener Tanker] Aurora {dawn} [local variant of a Dawn Treader]
Sorenson Moving and Storage
Hope Valley Resort - the rustic mountain resort includes hiking trails, fishing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, history and geology tours, watercolor and photography workshops, a full service restaurant, meandering high mountain meadows, wood fired saunas, relax and unwind in a hammock with your favorite book, with easy access to Sierra Lake, the Kirkwood Ski Area, and Grove Hot Springs
Civitas Symphony Orchestra - resident orchestra at the Lyric Arts and Cultural Hall, (with the world's most beautiful sound), in Civitas where it performs about seventy concerts a year with regular touring destinations across Nejiro and the stellar system with principal conductor Nodoka Okisawa, there is an exclusive online concert series for members of the Hall, members of the Hall may also digitally meet and chat live with members of CSO, and access the streaming subscription service which offers interactive virtual concerts and recordings of live performances, it also includes bespoke playlists, exclusive interviews and articles, coffee session playlists curated by members of CSO with digital program notes, digital and interactive activities, over eighty years of archived performances from ballet to musicals to operas, movie night showcases films that the CSO recorded the scores for
Blue Star Line - planetary, stellar, and interstellar passenger liners, and cargo service, also owns and operates fleets of taxis, trains, buses, ferries, small craft, and civilian dropships
Sorenson Logistic - commercial and industrial ground and air freight, distribution, warehouses, commercial and industrial moving company
Sredinnay Institute - scientific studies of mountain geology, volcanoes, and earthquakes
Convo VRS - video relay services with interpreters for the deaf, translation services and interpreters for foreign language visitors, closed captioning services
Sorenson Lumber - sells building supplies, tools, lumber, custom mill work stores worldwide
Sorenson Insurance - firm offers general and professional liability, health, workers compensation, vehicle, life, disability, travel, rental, pension, device, warranty, supplemental, property, and casualty
Aqua Saltare {water jump} - naturally carbonated mineral water with a high concentration of sodium bicarbonate, calcium, chloride, magnesium, sulfate, and potassium ions sold by the liter and half liter in glass bottles from natural wells in the Sredinnay Range
Sorenson Spark - software designer and publisher, known for video encoding tools, compression and decompression tools, encryption tools
Stern Accounting - large firm that has bookkeeping services, payroll services, and business analysis services for a large variety of corporate and private clients
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation - dna and genealogical research institute, expert family tree record search
Sorenson Builders - architectural firm, and construction company that builds residential, commercial, and industrial infrastructure projects worldwide
The Flight Handball Club
Longwings Air Display Team
Civitas Flyers Association Football Club
Sorenson Shipyards - makes water and stellar craft from dinghies to dropshuttles, marine engineering and construction, stellar engineering and construction, aerospace and aircraft engineering and construction
Sorenson & Sorenson - consumer healthcare company that provides women's healthcare products and services, makes and manufactures skincare products, wellness products, over the counter medication, baby care products, self care products, essential health products, medical devices, orthopaedics, surgery tools, interventional solutions, vision and eye care products, pharmaceutical products
Web Toonz - monthly subscription streaming digital service: cartoons, anime, comics, webcomics, manga, manhwa, visual novels, audio movies - online or download the app
Mirage - engineers and manufactures mass produced holographic projectors for home and business
Wheels - designs and manufactures road bikes, mountain bikes, cargo bikes, hybrid bikes, touring bikes, commuter bikes, comfort bikes, cruiser bikes, racing bikes, accessories, tools, and parts
The Sorenson Foundation - funds and bestows grants for anthropological and sociological research and education, publishes a quarterly peer reviewed academic journal
Whim Wham - amusement park of the latest and greatest thrill rides and rollercoasters with two locations - one about a half hour from Civitas, and one near the Akazuna Coast just outside Lanikai
Digital Life - online immersive multiplayer video gaming platform with chat rooms, and group video calls
Gryphon Rock - guarded, gated communities on the landhold with custom built two hundred square meter to two thousand square meter houses with up to five acre lots, townhomes and apartment complexes. community amenities include a private clubhouse, golf course, driving range, an equestrian center, fitness center, community pool and spa, parks, sports courts and fields, private airstrip, and a private boutique mall with shops, movie theater, restaurants and pubs, fees include landscaping services, sanitation, water, handyman services, home maintenance, and common home and appliance repairs. utilities are generated by geothermal and solar systems and have hydrocell generator backups
Road Rescue - heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company, also does salvage and repairs
Nathekse {night witches} - three squadrons of aerospace fighters that operate in the stellar system contracted mostly with escort or overwatch duties, sometimes as backup to law enforcement or military actions