The Minamet are a highly traditional noble family. They are slow to adapt to changes, but immensely powerful because of their trustworthiness and loyalty. The Minamet avoided involvement in the Interregnum wars, increasing their phlegmatic reputation. They hold grudges for generations, and are sworn enemies of the Yuasa family.

The Minamet are a family defined by duty. Since the forgotten dawn of the Kingdom of Komaru, the Minamet have guarded the eastern border against the brutal savages of the Eastern Furnace. In the earliest days of the kingdom, the Minamet formed of the alliance of a tribe of horse nomads with several communities of miners in the Sentinel Mountains. Both groups, beleaguered by constant assaults from desert raiders, gained tremendously from the arrangement. For the first time, the two groups could strike back against their enemies. Granted the chance to retaliate, the Minamet swore an oath to devote themselves to nothing else, and over centuries, the Minamet pushed the raiders back. As they spread, they built towering fortresses and manned them with grizzled horsemen shod in iron torn from the earth. Today, the Minamet forces are some of the best-trained and equipped troops in Komaru. If the Minamet were ever to turn their ambitions to conquest, few Komaran generals imagine they would be easily stopped.

History is the key to understanding the Minamet mindset. To the Minamet, the insults of a hundred years ago sting as harshly as those delivered yesterday. In part, this is because the Minamet possess the best historical records of any family in Komaru. Most Minamet can trace their lineage back for more than ten generations, and many can go back considerably farther. The Minamet feel such a strong connection to their ancestors because, unlike many other families, they have been unable to change with the times. From father to son, from mother to daughter, the Minamet family's oaths to defend the border from the desert-dwellers bind them to the past.

The Minamet tend to be very traditional in their choice of names, which translates into a preference for those with Japanese origins. When Minamet choose "modern" names, they tend towards names with Spanish origins more strongly than names with French origins. Despite hundreds of years of intermarriage between the two original tribes, most Minamet consider themselves either mountain or horse Minamet, and make at least some effort to reflect this ancient heritage in their daily life. The Minamet colors are silver, black, and yellow.