In a sense, maybe, but my father died ten years prior, and my mother not long after that.

[In her case the ritual isn't highly regarded in typical mage circles and as such her family is only considered standard at best - as far as mage families go.]

As far as luck goes, I wouldn't really agree. None of my opponents really could match me, and my luck is actually quite terrible. I mean, I ended up in here with you, didn't I? Someone more interested in shedding blood than collecting cards.