Editing MedHammer 40,000 Ultramar (section)

===Estates===
The Estates are the many noble houses of Macragge. The Estates represent the basic political unit of Ultramari Politics.
====Grand Estates====
The Planetary Nobles, Titanicus orders, and other Great houses. These are the most illustrious families of Ultramar who run entire continents as though they were personal property.
====Maccrage Estates====
<!---The Macragge estates are less like European noble houses, and are closer to "Clans" of Scotland and The Tribes of Athens and Rome (The Julii)--->
Though not landed, the Maccragge estates are considered to be houses of the most noble birth in Ultramar. Their most blessed ancestors were from the Macragge of the Primarch himself. From the refugee fleet that was sent out during the Desolation of Lorgar, these individuals were the first to fight against the neverborne, bore witness to the Ascension of The Queen Mother, and rebuilt The Ultramari realm during their many great crusades. The Nobility of The Macragge Estates take on the name of their ancestor's vessel. Each of the Vessels' descendents (who can prove no less than 1/8 descent from the house are considered part of the "Manifest" (a sort of noble clan). The Manifests each have their own method of appointing Captains who then manage The House affairs.

Though being part of the Macragge estates does not garuntee an individual wealth and privilege, it certainly helps, and it offers numerous advantages including the sponsorship and protection of the Captaincy of the manifest. Members of a manifest are considered to be part of a separate government in Ultramar, and often the nobility and planetary governors have little control over members.

The Estate folk speak an archaic, and carefully maintained culture, often working to ensure that Maccragge's way of Life before the desolation is maintained.
====Petit Estates====