The top 5. Families.
•House Eldraven
Know for it's powerful light ability users.
And members with white hair blue eyes.
•The Morvayne Bloodline
Known for blood manipulation.
It's members usually have pale skin and black hair with blood red eyes resembling Vampires.
•The Elarquists
Known for their Mind Cores.
Members have distinct purple eyes.
•The Solvaire House
Known for their Beast Cores.
Members usually have orange hair.
•House Glacern
Known for their water magic.
Members have sea blue hair.
Other Powerful families include;
•The Pyrenharts
Fire Magic
•The Sylvenmires
Earth Magic
•The Stormquelles
Wind Magic
The top 5 academies.
•Aetherion Academy
•Stormspire Academy
•Noxmere Academy
•The Echoing Codex
•Crimson Sigil Academy