A List of Noble Houses of Keledon
"So," said Buck, preparing to launch into a description of politics, which was far from his favorite subject, "the nobility of Keledon be made up o' many noble houses. A few are Great Houses , the rest major and minor."
"So, the common folk work the land they live on, but that land belongs to a House. Let's say ye live in The Haft near the old woods. Mebbe ye be in the land ruled by House Buran. So that House gives you protection and looks after you n' yours, and in return you pay yer taxes t' them. Mebbe coin or mebbe crops. Now, House Buran is a minor house, so they be a vassal of a major one, in this case House Aradin. So they pay tribute to that House, and support 'em in whatever matters need their support. An' House Aradin, being located in the Haft, are vassals of House Morym, who rules the whole Reach in the name o' the Crown, and that'd be our good Queen Heulyn II. If ye be rulin' a whole Reach, you're one of the Great Houses o' the kingdom.
"Now, nobles bein' nobles, they all have titles, an' the title is a symbol o' your rule over yer land. And there be many a title, and a peckin' order among 'em. At the very top is royalty; that be the Queen and hers, so you have the king or queen, and royal princes or princesses. Under them ye get the high nobility, and these be the bigger houses--the Great and the Major. So those titles be:
House Alens
Associated Title: Duke of Blackmoor
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Rendar Alens
Seat: Blackmoor
Sigil: A brown bear
Vassal Houses: Aldwyn, Korentin, Lowold, Rickard
They're one of the older noble houses. Duke Rendar was a hero during the war that followed the death of Heulyn II's brother and was instrumental in restorin' her to the throne, and now he's Lord Warden of the Realm too.
Associated Title: Duke of Blackfordshire
Argawain Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Seldar Argawain
Seat: Blackford
Sigil: a black pelican
Vassal Houses: Anyeir, Galdor, Mabon, Mailer, Midcliff
The blood o' this house kin be traced right on back to old King Sothar kesGalen hisself, and they be an old, old house. Now a few generations back they tried a rebellion aginst th' Crown, and that cost most o' the main line their lives right quick. So lordship and land passed to a cousin in the family who'd been wise enough to stay out o' the treachery. Even since then they've been tryin' to clean up their name, but people got long memories and it's a longer road, methinks
Associated Title Prince of the Black Isle
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Martyn Borudh
Seat: Black Harbour
Sigil: a ship at sea
Vassal Houses: Afran, Lioch, Taymon
So bein' that House Borudh makes its home in the Isles, you'd assume they're a naval power and right good at ship-buildin', and yeh'd be right. In fact, they're so good asea that they're why erryone says Keledon kint be attacked over the water. Now, back when Balar's Rebellion started up they were real slow to choose a side, and rightly the Queen ain't forgotten that. But bein as the current Prince o' the Isles has been nothin' but loyal, and serves as Master o' Sail, it might change.
Associated Title: Prince of Elbana
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Alysa Derthion
Seat: Waymoon
Sigil: a boar's head
Vassal Houses: Daithal (Lothin), Haleson, Ular
House Derthion is one of the few ruled by a woman these days, but they be connected by water to the capital and the port o' Kalabar, so they've a good place in trade from there to Sen an' the Sixlunds. They're rulin' over part of the heartlands of Keledon, bein' also the Haft and the Dalelands.
Associated Title: Duke of South Avendur
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Brandyr kesDreigar
Seat: Blackhearth
Sigil: a dragon
Vassal Houses: Kuchlayn (Kylan), Lorkan, Urdan (Marduch)
House Dreigar is, without a doubt, one o' the oldest and noblest houses in the whole kingdom. They been rulin' in South Avendur since Sothar hisself, and if there is any more fiercely honorable and grim blood in the whole land, I'd like t'see it. Back in the days when Akaryth was always tryin' somethin' through Kardas Pass, sure but it was Dreigar who beat 'em senseless every time.
Associated Title: Prince of Abethred
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Edrick Ebethar
Seat: Abred (Abred)
Sigil: a raven
Vassal Houses: Mael, Rithyr (Glynn), Tiran
We talked about the Ravens once before, me lad, and remember that "raven" ain't an insult, as its what their name means. They be another ancient house, like Dreigar, rooted back in th' days before the kingdom was a kingdom. Sure, they be a strange lot, with their own ways that're even stranger, but bein' as they rule the Dalelands, along with Morym and Derthion, they're the keepers o' the oldest ways and th' most sacred places.
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Queen Heulyn II
Seat: Hawksholme since becoming the royal house; traditionally Hawksbridge.
Sigil: a unicorn on a green field
Vassal Houses: Beyran, Eimor, Hedwyn, Merund, Taleth
House Halad is o' course the Royal House of Keledon, having assumed such status under Gendar Halad, thereafter known as Gendar IV (d. 1730 AS). The House was originally a common one; its rise to the nobility began in 1498 AS, during the reign of Gendar I. Valiant deeds in battle led to a knighthood for Rath Halad; his son, Koruth, rose to prominence as well and gained the Earldom. Fortuitous marriages and alliances ultimately brought House Halad to the throne, but there be much more t' their history.
House Kaerwyn
Associated Title: Duke of Kardashire
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Gaenor Kaerwyn
Seat: Kareton-on-Avenda
Sigil: a mountain goat on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Eddayn, Gwennyl, Mared
House Kaerwyn be a stalwart defender as they say, o' their lands and the surrounding region of Keledon. Two celebrated fortresses, Karda's Eye and Brand Keep, are both found within their borders and are maintained by 'em. As traditional defenders of the kingdom, they are often close allies of House Dreigon, although the two have not always seen eye to eye when it comes to strategy and tactics. The sigil of the House, the goat, represents the mountainous terrain of Kardashire and the surefooted hardiness of the Kaerwyns.
Associated Title: Duke of Galwydd
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Maeglin Kurdwyn
Seat: Gwynedd (Lothyan)
Sigil: a golden lion on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: Gwilherm (Sharn), Talfyn (Orayn), Willard
House Kurdwyn be very closely allied with House Halad; and there've been many a marriage that proves that. The Knights of the Griffon have gained some of their greatest members from this House, well-regarded for their loyalty to the Crown and devotion to honour and duty. House Kurdwyn is an old house, but not one of the original ones of Keledon. They're very close t' the Crown and to House Halad, and along with House Alens form a trio of staunch allies.
Associated Title: Prince of Keldhwen
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Arthim KesMorym
Seat: Keldhwen (Gathan)
Sigil: three lions on a field of black
Vassal Houses: Aradin (Brogan, Buran), Dionne, Leolin
Another o' the old houses, Morym was kings in the Haft before Sothar, or at least, they was rulers. They used to use one lion on their banner, but now its three, seeing as how three of their number made good through adventure n' heroics, the Three Lions o' Morym. Now, House Morym rules, along with Derthion and Ebethar, the heart o' the realm, and like the others they be mighty close with the Druids and the Old Ways.
Associated Title: Duke of Southmarch
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Willem Terwin
Seat: Oakmotte (Southmarches)
Sigil: a stallion on a field of red and gold
Vassal Houses: Hunter, Longstaff, Magard, Maeleth
Now, when it comes to horses and those associated with 'em, knights and so on, House Terwin is the name o'er all names. They rule away off in the Marches, right near the edge o' the kingdom and comin' up to the Sixlunds. Now, during Balar's Rebellion House Terwin supported Balar, which was a huge mistake. Their Duke, Maeg Terwin, got hisself captured, and ransomin' him took them off the board. He's gone now, though, and is his son Willem who rules the Marches now. The Knights of the Griffon especially use their horses to ride, being the strongest of all in the land, and possibly related t' Lathani breeds.
Associated Title: Duke of Kalabar
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Joryn Windmere
Seat: Kalabar (Kalabshire)
Sigil: a silver fish on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: Blackshaw, Ferrick, Holt, Korbin
The Windmeres, they be one of the wealthiest Houses of Keledon. As rulers of the kingdom's biggest port and a large shippin' industry House Windmere is also well known for shrewd business dealings and a keen diplomatic sense. Due to their naval strength, they be truly close with House Borudh, being the only one stronger asea than Windmere. They be close to the Crown too, with the Duke servin' as Master of Coin.
Associated Title: Marquis of the Barrows
Liege: House Morym
Current Head of House: Davyd Aradin
Seat: Barrow's Dell (Gwynneth)
Sigil: a silver owl on a field of black
Vassal Houses: Brogan, Buran
Well, we've talked about House Aradin and how fittin' the owl is as their sigil. The Woodmere lies in their holdins, so right it is that they command respect. And close they are with their liege, House Morym, and there ain't many who keep to the Old Ways as religiously (ha ha) as the Owls do.
House Daithal
Associated Title: High Earl of Dalen
Liege: House Derthion
Current Head of House: Dunstan Daithal
Seat: Dalen's Green
Sigil; a golden harp on a field of green
Vassal Houses: Lothin
House Daithal is one that cleaves well to the Old Ways of the land, honoring the departed and the spirits of the Land Behind at local stone circles and othe sacred sites. Their keepin' to the lore and history is also a well-known and they frequently employs bards and musicians to document important events. Despite their closeness to the Old Ways, House Daithal is not always on the friendliest of terms with the Druids, who they sometimes consider pompous, inflated and completely unneeded.
In token of Daithal's love of music and patronage of bards, its sigil is that of a golden harp, on a field of green and grey, representing the fog shrouded moors of its holdings.
House Dionn
Associated Title: High Earl of Lungard
Liege: House Morym
Current Head of House: Neilham Dionn
Seat: Lungard Castle
Sigil: a silver crescent moon on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: none
House Dionn is an old line, though never a great one. Its lands are found in the Haft, and not far from the Woodmere; the Dionns see themselves as guardians of that sacred site, although it lies in the lands of House Aradin, and take their task very seriously, while rubbing Aradin the wrong way over this. There are very strong connections between House Dionn and the Druids of the Whitestag, several of which are sons and daughters of the House.
House Eddayn
Associated Title: High Earl of Karsrun
Liege: House Kaerwyn
Current Head of House: MIkar Eddayn
Seat: Karston
Sigil: golden scales on a field of red
Vassal Houses: none
Now, House Eddayn, they be known for a strong sense o' justice and a right swift carryin' out o' sentences and orders. Now, they backed our Queen during Balar's Rebellion, but less due t' their liege's support and more because they believed in truth that the legal position she gave was correct. House Eddayn chose the side it felt had the most legally supportable claim to the throne, and none else. In the end, the decision was a wise one, and House Eddayn rose from an Earldom to a High Earldom, increasing its standin' within the kingdom. The House's sigil, scales of justice, represent their allegiance to the principle, while its red and gold field--the national colors--remind all of their support of the monarch.
House Eimor
Associated Title: Marquis of Whitemare Island
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Mylle Eimor
Seat: Whitemare Rock
Sigil: a lighthouse on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: none
House Eimor, they're a direct vassal o' the Crown, and a fiercely loyal one at that. Their lands are mainly on some rock islands off the coast o' Kingsland, where they build some ships and offer 'em to the Queen. I kint say fer sure, but I'm sure the Queen uses those when she wants to move things without Windmere or Borudh bein' aware. They be as close to the Crown as the Queen's own crown, as tis said.
House Gwilherm
Associated Title: High Earl of Leagard
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Maynard Gwilherm
Seat: Leagard
Sigil: crossed swords and a scepter on a field of purple
Vassal Houses: Sharn
House Gwilherm has, over the last century and a half, greatly improved its standing among the kingdom's nobility, rising from Baron to Count, and onto Earl and then the High Nobility in three generations. House Gwilherm ain't foolish and they know how to use their relationship with House Kurdwyn t' their advantage, and has wisely, and sparingly, done it. House Gwilherm took as its sigil two crossed and a sceptre, representing its deep respect for honor in war and its prowess on the battlefield. The purple remembers the days the ancient ancestors of the House fought in the Battle of Hawksbridge.
Associated Title: Marquis of the Dogswood
Liege: House Dreigar
Current Head of House: Osgar Cuchlayn
Seat: Dogswood Motte
Sigil: a gray hound on a gray field
Banner Houses: Kylan
Now House Kuchlayn is a loyal vassal o' House Dreigar, and now control lands nearing the older fortress of Kardas Eye, although that be just over the border into Kardashire. It's lands be stony and forested, without producing a great deal of food. However there are some mineral resources within the scope o' its holdings that are expoited well enough to keep the family in comfort. THe people tend to be harder and more dour than those from other, more welcoming and hospitable parts of the kingdom. The hound, bein' symbol of the House, represents its loyalty and perseverence.
House Lorkan
Associated Title: High Earl of Ebondale
Liege: House Dreigar
Current Head of House: Arold Lorkan
Seat: Ebondale
Sigil: a white ram's head on a field of black
Vassal Houses: none
One of House Dreigar's vassal Houses, House Lorkan has a reputation for sterness bordering on cruelty. It is certain that crime is almost non-existent in their holdings, but House Dreigar has, on more than one accassion, found itself having to intervene in excessively harsh measures undertaken by Lorkan. In recent years Lorkan seems to have settled down, but years of peace likely only mask the brutal thirst for blood for which Lorkan is well-known.
House Mailer
Associated Title: Marquis of Dansbury
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Hewitt Mailer
Seat: Dansbury Castle
Sigil: a golden coin on a silver field
Vassal Houses: none
So House Mailer made its early fortune in smithing some of the most excellent chainmail in the kingdom--hence it's name. It's rise into the Low Nobility began with this craft, and they soon began to work gold and silver as well. The House rose into the High Nobility when its skill at working metals led to its appointment as the Royal Minter, under Gendar IV . Through means above or below board, House Mailer prospered like never before, retainin' their position for generations. Today, the House remains in charge of minting the royal currency; they are notably attempting to form a closer bond with Joryn Windmere , Duke of Kalabar and Master of the Purse, and they ain't secret about it.
House Megard
Associated Title: Marquis of Moreg
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Erik Megard
Seat: Moreg
Sigil: two crossed axes and a scepter in black, on a field of white
Vassal Houses: none
Well, House Megard's lands be found far from the capital, in the rough lands of Southern Sen. Seein' as how King Gendar, fourth o' that name took that land from Sen, it's a rough place to be lords. There it leads a restless period of peaceful cooperation between us Keledoni and the small pockets of Sennish who still live there--often of a seperatist bend.
House Merund
Associated Title: Prince of Eddaran
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Rand Merund
Seat: Eddathan
Sigil: a red rose on a field of white
Vassal Houses: none
House Merund's lands are out on the edges o' Kingsland, and it pledges fealty directly to the Crown, and House Halad. Rand Merund is a stern and silent warrior, well educated in a number of different topics. While he spent time living and studying among the Druids, there is no evidence of a particularly close relationship between them today.
House Rithyr
Associated Title: High Earl of Brackenvale
Liege: House Ebethar
Current Head of House: Evard Rithyr
Seat: Bracken Hall
Sigil: golden keys on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Glynn
House Talfyn
Associated Title: Marquis of Bransdale
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Hugh Talfyn
Seat: Bransdale
Sigil: crossed white oak leaves on a field of green
Vassal Houses: Orayn
House Talfyn is close to the Old Ways of doing things, and close to the Druids of the realm as well. They venerate local gods and spirits related to their orchards and agricultural produce; their honey and thus mead are key products in the holding. They ain't known for fightin' or soldiery, but for the wealth o' field n' harvest.
House Tiran
Associated Title: High Earl of Tirmaog
Liege: House Ebethar
Current Head of House: Mathad Tiran
Seat: Tirmaoc
Sigil: a red apple on a grey shield on a field of red
Banner Houses: none
House Tiran occupies some of the most fertile farmland in all of the kingdom, located within the heart of the Dalelands. Like its Leige, House Tiran is sometimes thought of as creepy n' preoccupied with death by others. For Tiran, this is because of their traditional emphasis on the harvest season, and defiant bonfires held through the darkness of Longest Night.
House Ular
Associated Title: High Earl of Oakford
Current Head of House: Maegin kesUlar
Seat: Oakford Bridge
Sigil: a sheaf of golden wheat on a green field
Vassal Houses: none
House Ular was founded, accordin' to stories, by a Druid who had left the Order, returning to a life he had forsaken. The truth of this story is unknown, but I find it doubtful meself. Be that as it may, House Ular is highly represented within the kingdom’s Druidic priesthood, and Maeglin kesUlar consults his court druid regularly.
House Urdan
Associated Title: High Earl of Sturmond
Liege: House Dreigar
Current Head of House: Holder Urdan
Seat: Sturmond Tower
Sigil: a golden sun on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Marduch
House Urdan has a reputation for fierceness in battle and an indominable spirit in the face of all opposition. This hot-headedness tends to spill over into most of their dealings. However, while they be quick to anger, they are equally quick to forget, especially when their own tempers were the culprit. Urdan's seat of power, Sturmond, is a well-built stronghold with direct access to major waterways, linking it directly to the holdings of their leige, House Dreigar.
House Afran
Associated Title: Baron of Gull Harbor
Liege: House Borudh
Current Head of House: Ormund Afran
Seat: Gull Harbor
Sigil: a seagull on a field of blue
A minor House of the Islands, beholden to House Borudh. Like all the Island Houses, Afran has a tradition of seamanship and reliance on the sea. Afran is one of the kingdom's newer Houses, having attained its position by lendin;' great assistance to the Crown in it's dealing with Akarthan privateers. Afran's sigil represents the shores of Gull Harbor, surrmounded by a crown representing their mastery of their isle.
House Aldwyn
Associated Title: Baron of Aldwyn
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Theo Aldwyn
Seat: Aldwyn
Sigil: a golden stag on a field of green
So Theo of Aldwyn was th' most celebrated leader of the Lowborn Militias, and was twice wounded in Balar's Rebellion. Son of a blacksmith, Theo proved capable enough as a warrior and stories spread of his skill and ferocity with a great hammer. Theo has remained true to his roots as a Baron, and is popular with the commoners who now reside under his rule. His sigil represents the wild forests and hunting that have shaped his life. He is one of the four Barons Mendicant.
House Anyeir
Associated Title: Earl of the Rockford
Liege: Argawain
Current Head of House: Thom Anyeir
Seat: Rockford
Sigil: a compass rose on a field of black
A vassal house of the Argawains, House Anyeir has carefully nagivated its way through the thorny relationship between its Liege House and the Crown. The compass rose, the House's sigil, speaks to its history as a family of exploration and cartography. The Anyeirs often send their sons to study for a period abroad, among the teachers of the Three Jewels or west to the Sixlunds.
Associated Title: Baron of Ravensdale
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Alrik Beyran
Seat: Ravensdale
Sigil: crossed hammers on a field of red
House Beyran came into its position when Alrik Beyran and three of his friends assembled and led the Lowborn Militia during Balar's Rebellion. He became thereafter one of the Barons Mendicant. Of the four barons, Alrik became closest to Seldhe before her coronation. Thus, the lands given him are in the Southlands, not far from the capital itself, and just beyond the border of Hawksbridge, bein' the Queen's own family seat. As the son of a smith, Beyran has supported that craft as a member of the Low Nobiity, and is gaining a reputation for the production of quality steel weapons.
Assocaited Title: Baron of the Blackshaws
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Jord Blackshaw
Seat: The Blackshaws
Sigil: a black paw print on a field of green
Bein' the third o' the Barons Mendicant, Jord Blackshaw was granted lands not far from where he grew up. As the first Baron of the Blackshaws, he's developed good reationships with both his liege, House Windmere of Kalabar, and the near by Baron of Knightshome, Lord Commander of the Knights of the Griffon. He is a known supporter of the Order and its aims, and has been recenty honoured with invitations to the yearly gatherin' of its Knights. Bein' that he's one of Barons Mendicant, he's popular wit' the common folk and the Crown.
Associated Title: Baron of Woodwalk
Liege: House Aradin
Current Head of House: Welsford Brogan
Seat: Madershill
Sigil: a golden tree on a field of green
House Brogan, well, it be minor in rank an' minor in importance, but serves as a vassal to Aradin. Welsford Brogan is a man well past his prime, but in his youth was famed as one of the best archers in the kingdom. The sigil of his House is a tree, representin' the wood from which bows and arrows be made; House Brogan produces fine archers and prides itself on it. House Brogan is ambitious, but lacks the real resources needed to advance itself. The House is also one that has difficulty gaining and maintaining allies; diplomacy has never been its strong suit, and currently the House is best suited as a minor one.
House Buran
Associated Title: Count/ess of Highmoon
Liege: House Aradin
Current Head of House: Elinora Buran
Seat:Highmoon
Sigil: a golden lion and a fill moon on a field of dark blue
A vassal house of House Aradin, and thus House Morym in its time, House Buran is known for a stong association with the Lady of the Moon and the Druids of the land. The current Lady of the house, Elinora Buran, Countess of Highmoon, is an able and skillful leader and has worked tirelessly to pursue a policy of neutrality in the dealings of the other Houses. As a banner House this has been a far more difficult challenge, but one to which the Countess has risen admirably. Now, 'er house is the one that most deeply loves the wild woods o' the Haft, and her son be well known for wanderin' those woods among its folk.
House Ferrick
Associated Title: Count of Elsforge
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Ulger Ferrick
Seat: Elsford
Sigil: a white lynx's head on a field of red
House Ferrick's holdins lie along the southern side of the Order of the Griffon's holdings in Knightshome, and north from those of its liege, House Windmere in Kalabar. Along this wilder stretch of hilly and wooded land, House Ferrick guards the western edge of more settled lands from the wilder lands leading to the sea. It's sigil, a lynx, represents its sure footed and solitary nature.
House Galdor
Associated Title: Baron of Cockscrow
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Theodric Galdor
Seat: Cockscrow Hall
Sigil: a golden songbird on a field of blue
In days long past House Galdor was a much more noble and powerful family, House Gladen. A series of real bad decisions and hard times completely decimated the family's fortunes, and left it in the poorhouse, and bereft of honor. Finally wiped out in a plague in the late 1700s AS, the fortunes of the House passed to a cousin, who was created Baron of Cockscrow in place of the previous Earldom of House Gladen. In the following century, House Galdor has worked to restore itself to a better position, and is now poised to be one of the up-and-coming minor Houses of the next century, assumin' they can keep their feet straight on th' road.
House Glynn
Associated Title: Earl of Wolf's Rock
Liege: House Rithyr
Current Head of House: Joren Glynn
Seat: Wolf's Rock
Sigil: a wolf's head on a field of green
The holdings of the venerable House Glynn are covered in pine forests, which give rise to the colorin' of the House's standard. A snarling wolf, symbolising the family's seat and its dogged pursuit of its aims, completes the standard. House Glynn is a banner house to House Rithyr, and thus onwards to House Ebethar.
Associated Title: Count of Eagle's Rock
Liege: House Kaerwyn
Current Head of House: Roland Gwenyl
Seat: Eagle's Rock
Sigil: a white goat's head on a field of sky blue
Gwenyl be a small House, whose lands are tough and rocky and population small. However they be a loyal and devoted vassal to House Kaerwyn, and oversee the southern approach to Kardas Pass. For its sigil the House has taken the surefooted and fearless mountain goat, and the clear blue skies above it. House Gwenyl has worked slowly, but tirelessly, to enhance the already considerable natural defenses of their holdings. They are known to be nearly unrivalled in their grasp of alpine strategy and tactics.
House Haleson
Associated Title: Baron of Fellcrow
Liege: House Derthion
Current Head of House: Wil Haleson
Seat: Fellcrow
Sigil: a badger on a field of gray
Notes: Known as 'The Badger' during Balar's Rebellion, Wil Haleson took that animal as his House's sigil. Bein' one o' the Barons Mendicant he 'as proven to be a stern and grim but just lord, treating those living under him as family, and fiercely defending those under his protection. He is also well known for his incredibly loyalty to the Crown; many whisper that this member of the Barons Mendicant has always pined away for Seldhe, who, as Queen, is well beyond his reach. House Haleson makes its fortune from some of the quarries and mines formerly controlled by House Lanthar, which was wiped out in Balar's Rebellion. Rewarded with some of that House's lands, Wil Haleson, First Baron of Fellcrow, has erected a well-built and powerful series of defenses within his land, greatly improving them and becoming closer to House Derthion, a daughter of which he took as wife.
House Hedwyn
Associated Title: Earl of Arborsfell
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Edmon Hedwyn
Seat: Arborsfield
Sigil: a gray tree on a silver field
House Hedwyn is one of the Queen's direct vassal Houses, its lands lying near the capital in the rich belt of the Kingslands. The wealth of the House comes from its agricultural output, which has led to its sigil--a gray tree on a field of silver. Many of the farmers and other peasants within Hedwyn's holdins adhere to much purer, more ancient beliefs concerning agriculture and the Gods. Longest Night, and the harvest festivals, are elaborately observed there.
House Holt
Associated Title: Baron of Blackdeep Bay
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Willmot Holt
Seat: Blackdeep Landing
Sigil: a green hippocampus on a green field
House Holt is one of the maine families with a long tradition of settlement in and around the Islands. While the other similar Houses have made their fortunes through shipping, especially by participatin' in the affairs of House Windmere, Holt has instead been a house of naval and marine might, known for small and speedy craft and sometime privateering. Rumors of piracy in the ancestral halls of House Holt are widespread, but unproven and largely ignored and unaddressed by the family.
House Hunter
Associated Title: Count of Kaidin
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Reynard Hunter
Seat: Kaidin Hall
Sigil: a white cross on a field of green
House Hunter began as a common house; a little more than a century ago, the Lady Terwin and her party were driven off and lost when a sudden storm came raging down from the Ironfists. Martyn Hunter, the great-grandfather of the current Count of Kaidin, happened across the party. Being well acquainted with the land as he was, and living off it, he was instrumental in saving the Lady and returning her home. His reward was to be appointed a squire to a son of Terwin. He later earned his own knighthood, and a Barony. HIs grandson's efforts earned the family a bump up to lords of a county. The Hunters remain bannermen of House Terwin, but often disagree with the decisions of their lieges.
Associated Title: Baron of Knightshome, Lord Commander of the Knights of the Griffon
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Gwareth KesGladen
Seat: Castle Griffon
Sigil: a golden griffon on a field of blue and silver
The House of Knights' Rest is not a House in the usual sense. Rather, 'tis an order of knighthood, sworn to the Crown alone. The Lord Commander of the Order oversees the lands with which the Order was vested, the Barony of Knghtshome, and bears, therefore the title and its rights. Upon the death of the title's holder it passes to the next Lord Commander, not by lines of blood.
Associated Title: Baron of Doesbrook
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Geoff Korbin
Seat: Stagshall
Sigil: a robin on a field of white and red
House Korbin is a pastoral, and rural House. Left to its own devices, it would remain so, quietly, enjoying the simple country life that appeals to the members of the family, as well as its subjects. However, being a vassal of House Windmere, one of the Great Houses of Keledon, this dream ain't nothing more than that. House Korbin has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in livestock and wool.
House Korentin
Associated Title: Count of Greymoor
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Orrost Korentin
Seat: The Greymoor
Sigil: a mounted knight on a field of green
The White Knight of House Korentin has been a familiar companion of the Brown Bear of House Alens on many a battlefield, and in many a skirmish. Originating as an offshoot of House Alens, Korentin has developed a similar reputation for ferocity in battle and honor in peace. Orrost Korentin is a young man, not yet out of his twenties, and remains yet hotheaded. His father was a capable man, and we're all a-waitin' to see if this rubbed off on 'is son.
Associated Title: Baron of Kuchlan
Liege: House Kuchlayn
Current Head of House: Odard Kylan
Seat: Kuchlan Delve
Sigil: an eight pointed red star on a field of white
Notes: A banner house of Kuchlayn, and hence Dreigar, House Kylan takes its traditional role as men of Avendur seriously. The seven pointed star of their standard represents the seven rivers that flow through Avendur, most uniting on their jouney towards the sea. The House makes its home in Kuchlan Delve, a small castle built over an exhausted salt mine abandoned years ago. The family maintains a crypt within the old mine.
House Leolin
Associated Title: Baron of Kells Run
Liege: House Morym
Current Head of House: Ulster Leolin
Seat: Kell's Run
Sigil: a black rooster on a field of gold
House Leolin, well they has a reputation for stern justice and a grim demeanor. They are also known for absolute ferocity when it comes to revenge. This ferocity is matched only by House Leolin's willingness to suffer injury if victory is thereafter certain. The House's standard, a black rooster, is supposed to symbolize their ferocity when fightin', and if ye've ever seen a cockfight ye'll understand.
House Loich
Associated Title: Count of Alastar Isle
Liege: House Borudh
Current Head of House: Wyon Loich
Seat: Alaster Harbor
Sigil: twin white fish on a field of gray
Controlling the whole of Alaster Isle, House Loich is a marine House, making its living from the sea and from trade with the people of the mainland. The wetter, rainier climate of the Islands has made the people of Alaster Isle dour and stoic, but also well-known for lively musical celebrations. Most of the people of the Islands are skilled boatmen; the members of House Loich pride themselves on it. Their sigil, two fish, represent their reliance on the sea. The backing colors of gray and white represent the ocean and its breaking waves.
House Longstaff
Associated Title: Count of Stonefall
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Edrick Longstaff
Seat: Stonefall Keep
Sigil: crossed white staves and a scepter on a field of lavender
House Longstaff be relatively new to the nobility, having risen to it during the reign of Gendar IV. The House was named for a long walking stick famously carried everywhere by its founder, and not due to any sordid claims made by the House's sons, but they keep claimin' em. As a banner house of the Terwins, House Longstaff is a vigilant one, keeping a watchful eye towards Southern Sen.They are known to have occassional dealings with the Hrogar beyond the kingdom's northern borders as well.
House Lothin
Associated Title: Baron of Fairglen
Liege: House Daithal
Current Head of House: Miles Lothin
Seat: Fairglen
Sigil: a white goose on a field of brown
House Lothin has been a long standing banner house of the Daithals, and thus House Derthion. It's roots in Elbana are very old, and very deep, running back as far as Sothar's day and the birth of the kingdom. It's sigil, a goose, represents its association with river ways and waterfowl. The Lothins are accomplished freshwater boaters and plyers of the kingdom's waterways.
House Lowold
Associated Title: Baron of Steersley
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Gylbard Lowold
Seat: Redhorn Hall
Sigil: a white sheep on a field of green
House Lowold, as its sigil indicates, is a pastoral family, well-known for the quality of the wool it produces (making them competitors with House Korbin), its leather goods, and stoneware. Like all the vassals of House Alens, House Lowold's lands are located in the Reach of Kulain. Their might is less military than some other Houses, but they've remarkable material and logistic support to lend to their fellows.
House Mabon
Associated Title: Earl of Theohen
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Gerard Mabon
Seat: Theohen
Sigil: ripe grapes on a field of red
A House whose weath is in its fields, and especially its vineyards, which produce some fine whites and reds, not that I sell 'em here. I prefer my beers. House Mabon also makes a steady income from taxation along major routes in the kingdom.
Associated Title: Count of the Duskwood
Liege: House Ebethar
Current Head of House: Arend Mael
Seat: Duskwood Hall
Sigil: a black bat on a field of white
The lands of House Mael are found in the Dalelands on the edges of the Haft, encompassing dark, pine forests and the slopes of the kingdom's central mountains, the Blackfang Mountains . The House's sigil, a bat, lends weight to its ominous reputation. similar to that of it's liege.
House Maeleth
Associated Title: Earl of Foxwood
Leige: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Godfrey Maeleth
Seat: Foxwood
Sigil: a fox on a field of purple
Takin' for their sigil the fox of their holding's name, House Maeleth has endured many ups and downs since becoming a noble House several centuries ago. It has frequently backed the wrong sides in major events within the kingdom, often not due to its own choices. During Balar's Rebellion, House Maeleth's vows of feallty to House Terwin drew it into battle on the losing side. This has certainly hurt the House's standing. During peaceful times, however, Maeleth shines, and shows a smooth and sly hand at negotiation and deal-making. While it's relationship with House Terwin appears solid, it's no secret that Maeleth is an ambitious House, and strives to overcome the errors of its past.
House Marduch
Asociated Title: Baron of Tornhill
Liege: House Urdan
Current Head of House: Alan Marduch
Seat: Tornhill
Sigil: a white bull on a field of brown
Strong as a bull, and just as stubborn, I tells ya, the sigil of House Marduch suits its character. The bull is a prominent symbol not only of the House but also o' the local people. The region is well known for the meat and dairy products it sells, and for its wild berries.
Associated Title: Count of Hakeswill
Leige: House Kaerwyn
Current Head of 'House': Klerbold Mared
Seat: Hakeswill Hall
Sigil: a red hound on a field of black
Notes: House Mared improved its fortunes during Balar's Rebellion by immediately abandoning its loyalty to its former liege, House Terwin, and coming into the fold of the eventually-victorious supporters of Seldhe, now Heulyn II. Elevated from Baron to Count, Ander Mared led his House into a period of expansion and growth under the aegis of their new liege, House Kaerwyn. At the end of his life Ander's eldest son, Klerbold, became the second Count Hakeswill, but is better known by his nickname, the sigil-inspired "Red Hound (of Mared)". He earned the moniker for his stern sense of justice; it's said that no criminal escapes justice in the lands of the Red Hound, whose ability to sniff out traitors and hiding fugitives borders on the legendary.
House Midcliff
Associated Title: Count of Midcliff
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Ander Midcliff
Seat: Sandford Keep
Sigil: a white and green serpent on a field of red
House Midcliff was once far more prominent and powerful. During the failed Blackford Rebellion, when House Argawain rose up against the Crown, Midcliff supported their lieges zealously. The end of the war brought a cleansing of House Argawain; it’s line was slaughtered and the leadership of the House passed to a cousin of the deceased Duke. Midcliff suffered a lighter fate—the last Marquis of Midcliff was executed, as were his eldest two sons. The holdings remaining to his son were reduced to a county, and Midcliff has remain thus, reduced, in the following years.
House Orayn
Associated Title: Baron of Redwell
Liege: Houae Talfyn
Current Head of House: Matt Orayn
Seat: Redwell
Sigil: an open book and a gray eagle on a field of red and green
House Orayn is noted for its emphasis on learning and lore; so much so that a book is its sigil. To this end it often hosts bards, Druids, and other learned individuals within its halls. House Orayn does not limit its thirst for knowledge to matters of spirituality or history; they are equally keen on tactics, strategy and economics.
Associated Title: Baron of Forham
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Ethar Rikard
Seat: Forham Castle
Sigil: a red ant on a field of white
House Rikard believes in order and efficiency, and conducts all its affairs according to that philosophy. To that end, an ant serves as the House's sigil. A smaller House, and dwarfed before its liege, the Great House Alens, Rikard's influence in the kingdom is as small as its sigil. However its shrewd sense of business and resourcefulness is beginning to draw notice.
House Sharn
Associated Title: Baron of Ashglade
Liege: House Gwilherm
Current Head of House: Joyse Sharn
Seat: Ashglade
Sigil: a white pegasus on a field of sky blue
House Sharn is a small House, a vassal of a vassal. It’s current head is the ambitious and personable Baroness Joyse Sharn, who is applying all her formidable abilities towards the advancement of her House.
Associated Title: Earl of Tiríchmorn
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Egas Taleth
Seat: Tiríchmorn
Sigil: Gold poplar leaves on a field of green; to either side green poplar leaves on fields of gold
House Taleth is a younger house, founded slightly over a century ago, in 1753. However the loyalty of the House has seen its fortunes rise quickly enough, and it is an ardent supporter of the Knights of the Griffon.
Associated Title: Baron of Harts' Run
Liege: House Borudh
Current Head of House: Gill Taymon
Seat: Harts' Run
Sigil: a gray whale on a field of sea-green
The sigil of the House, a whale on sea-green, hearkens to the history of the family and its subjects. While part of the Islands, some of its holdings are found on the mainland. The House has a long history with the water, both the salty sea and the freshwater river delta where its mainland holdings are found. While Taymon is a loyal retainer to House Borudh their relationship has not always been smooth. Currently Gill Taymon, Baron of Harts' Run, has been pushing for a greater share of profits from fishing and transportation. He has done so loudly and publicly. How this will affect his relationship with House Borudh is unknown.
House Willard
Associated Title: Count of Yorick
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Jorin Willard
Seat: Yorick
Sigil: a sheaf of rye on a field of orange
House Willard fancies itself the undisputed brewmaster of Keledon. It may well be right. Willard ales are found throughout the kingdom, and recently have begun to develop an interest in other parts of Amallon. The House is known for a biannual tourney it holds in Yorick on Endless Day.
- Duke / Duchess
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- Marquis / Marquess
- First (or High) Earl
- Earl
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- Baron / Baroness
- Baronet
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Forms of Address
"Now, when ye be speakin; t' the nobility, they're all called Lord or Lady, or sometimes by their rank, like Lord Rendar r' Lord Alens, but sometimes their biggest title be a name for 'em too. Duke o' Blackmoor, ye might say. We call the Queen "yer Grace." "Now, lemme list off some o' the Houses here for yeh."Great Houses
"First o' course we'll list the Great Houses, they bein' eleven in number iffin' ye don't count House Halad, bein' the Queen's own, and the mightiest and most influential of all the noble houses. In terms o' military an' economic might, they dwarf many of the smaller houses completely. Each has roots stretching far back to the earliest days of the kingdom; some beyond even that.House Alens 
Associated Title: Duke of Blackmoor
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Rendar Alens
Seat: Blackmoor
Sigil: A brown bear
Vassal Houses: Aldwyn, Korentin, Lowold, Rickard
They're one of the older noble houses. Duke Rendar was a hero during the war that followed the death of Heulyn II's brother and was instrumental in restorin' her to the throne, and now he's Lord Warden of the Realm too.
House Argawain
House Borudh
House Derthion
House Dreigar
House Ebeðar
House Halad
House Kaerwyn 
Associated Title: Duke of Kardashire
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Gaenor Kaerwyn
Seat: Kareton-on-Avenda
Sigil: a mountain goat on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Eddayn, Gwennyl, Mared
House Kaerwyn be a stalwart defender as they say, o' their lands and the surrounding region of Keledon. Two celebrated fortresses, Karda's Eye and Brand Keep, are both found within their borders and are maintained by 'em. As traditional defenders of the kingdom, they are often close allies of House Dreigon, although the two have not always seen eye to eye when it comes to strategy and tactics. The sigil of the House, the goat, represents the mountainous terrain of Kardashire and the surefooted hardiness of the Kaerwyns.
House Kurdwyn
House Morym
House Terwin
House Windmere
Major Houses
House Aradin
House Daithal
Associated Title: High Earl of Dalen
Liege: House Derthion
Current Head of House: Dunstan Daithal
Seat: Dalen's Green
Sigil; a golden harp on a field of green
Vassal Houses: Lothin
House Daithal is one that cleaves well to the Old Ways of the land, honoring the departed and the spirits of the Land Behind at local stone circles and othe sacred sites. Their keepin' to the lore and history is also a well-known and they frequently employs bards and musicians to document important events. Despite their closeness to the Old Ways, House Daithal is not always on the friendliest of terms with the Druids, who they sometimes consider pompous, inflated and completely unneeded.
In token of Daithal's love of music and patronage of bards, its sigil is that of a golden harp, on a field of green and grey, representing the fog shrouded moors of its holdings.
House Dionn
Associated Title: High Earl of Lungard
Liege: House Morym
Current Head of House: Neilham Dionn
Seat: Lungard Castle
Sigil: a silver crescent moon on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: none
House Dionn is an old line, though never a great one. Its lands are found in the Haft, and not far from the Woodmere; the Dionns see themselves as guardians of that sacred site, although it lies in the lands of House Aradin, and take their task very seriously, while rubbing Aradin the wrong way over this. There are very strong connections between House Dionn and the Druids of the Whitestag, several of which are sons and daughters of the House.
House Eddayn 
Associated Title: High Earl of Karsrun
Liege: House Kaerwyn
Current Head of House: MIkar Eddayn
Seat: Karston
Sigil: golden scales on a field of red
Vassal Houses: none
Now, House Eddayn, they be known for a strong sense o' justice and a right swift carryin' out o' sentences and orders. Now, they backed our Queen during Balar's Rebellion, but less due t' their liege's support and more because they believed in truth that the legal position she gave was correct. House Eddayn chose the side it felt had the most legally supportable claim to the throne, and none else. In the end, the decision was a wise one, and House Eddayn rose from an Earldom to a High Earldom, increasing its standin' within the kingdom. The House's sigil, scales of justice, represent their allegiance to the principle, while its red and gold field--the national colors--remind all of their support of the monarch.
House Eimor 
Associated Title: Marquis of Whitemare Island
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Mylle Eimor
Seat: Whitemare Rock
Sigil: a lighthouse on a field of blue
Vassal Houses: none
House Eimor, they're a direct vassal o' the Crown, and a fiercely loyal one at that. Their lands are mainly on some rock islands off the coast o' Kingsland, where they build some ships and offer 'em to the Queen. I kint say fer sure, but I'm sure the Queen uses those when she wants to move things without Windmere or Borudh bein' aware. They be as close to the Crown as the Queen's own crown, as tis said.
House Gwilherm
Associated Title: High Earl of Leagard
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Maynard Gwilherm
Seat: Leagard
Sigil: crossed swords and a scepter on a field of purple
Vassal Houses: Sharn
House Gwilherm has, over the last century and a half, greatly improved its standing among the kingdom's nobility, rising from Baron to Count, and onto Earl and then the High Nobility in three generations. House Gwilherm ain't foolish and they know how to use their relationship with House Kurdwyn t' their advantage, and has wisely, and sparingly, done it. House Gwilherm took as its sigil two crossed and a sceptre, representing its deep respect for honor in war and its prowess on the battlefield. The purple remembers the days the ancient ancestors of the House fought in the Battle of Hawksbridge.
House Kuchlayn
House Lorkan
Associated Title: High Earl of Ebondale
Liege: House Dreigar
Current Head of House: Arold Lorkan
Seat: Ebondale
Sigil: a white ram's head on a field of black
Vassal Houses: none
One of House Dreigar's vassal Houses, House Lorkan has a reputation for sterness bordering on cruelty. It is certain that crime is almost non-existent in their holdings, but House Dreigar has, on more than one accassion, found itself having to intervene in excessively harsh measures undertaken by Lorkan. In recent years Lorkan seems to have settled down, but years of peace likely only mask the brutal thirst for blood for which Lorkan is well-known.
House Mailer
Associated Title: Marquis of Dansbury
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Hewitt Mailer
Seat: Dansbury Castle
Sigil: a golden coin on a silver field
Vassal Houses: none
So House Mailer made its early fortune in smithing some of the most excellent chainmail in the kingdom--hence it's name. It's rise into the Low Nobility began with this craft, and they soon began to work gold and silver as well. The House rose into the High Nobility when its skill at working metals led to its appointment as the Royal Minter, under Gendar IV . Through means above or below board, House Mailer prospered like never before, retainin' their position for generations. Today, the House remains in charge of minting the royal currency; they are notably attempting to form a closer bond with Joryn Windmere , Duke of Kalabar and Master of the Purse, and they ain't secret about it.
House Megard
Associated Title: Marquis of Moreg
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Erik Megard
Seat: Moreg
Sigil: two crossed axes and a scepter in black, on a field of white
Vassal Houses: none
Well, House Megard's lands be found far from the capital, in the rough lands of Southern Sen. Seein' as how King Gendar, fourth o' that name took that land from Sen, it's a rough place to be lords. There it leads a restless period of peaceful cooperation between us Keledoni and the small pockets of Sennish who still live there--often of a seperatist bend.
House Merund
Associated Title: Prince of Eddaran
Liege: The Crown
Current Head of House: Rand Merund
Seat: Eddathan
Sigil: a red rose on a field of white
Vassal Houses: none
House Merund's lands are out on the edges o' Kingsland, and it pledges fealty directly to the Crown, and House Halad. Rand Merund is a stern and silent warrior, well educated in a number of different topics. While he spent time living and studying among the Druids, there is no evidence of a particularly close relationship between them today.
House Rithyr
Associated Title: High Earl of Brackenvale
Liege: House Ebethar
Current Head of House: Evard Rithyr
Seat: Bracken Hall
Sigil: golden keys on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Glynn
House Talfyn
Associated Title: Marquis of Bransdale
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Hugh Talfyn
Seat: Bransdale
Sigil: crossed white oak leaves on a field of green
Vassal Houses: Orayn
House Talfyn is close to the Old Ways of doing things, and close to the Druids of the realm as well. They venerate local gods and spirits related to their orchards and agricultural produce; their honey and thus mead are key products in the holding. They ain't known for fightin' or soldiery, but for the wealth o' field n' harvest.
House Tiran
Associated Title: High Earl of Tirmaog
Liege: House Ebethar
Current Head of House: Mathad Tiran
Seat: Tirmaoc
Sigil: a red apple on a grey shield on a field of red
Banner Houses: none
House Tiran occupies some of the most fertile farmland in all of the kingdom, located within the heart of the Dalelands. Like its Leige, House Tiran is sometimes thought of as creepy n' preoccupied with death by others. For Tiran, this is because of their traditional emphasis on the harvest season, and defiant bonfires held through the darkness of Longest Night.
House Ular
Associated Title: High Earl of Oakford
Current Head of House: Maegin kesUlar
Seat: Oakford Bridge
Sigil: a sheaf of golden wheat on a green field
Vassal Houses: none
House Ular was founded, accordin' to stories, by a Druid who had left the Order, returning to a life he had forsaken. The truth of this story is unknown, but I find it doubtful meself. Be that as it may, House Ular is highly represented within the kingdom’s Druidic priesthood, and Maeglin kesUlar consults his court druid regularly.
House Urdan
Associated Title: High Earl of Sturmond
Liege: House Dreigar
Current Head of House: Holder Urdan
Seat: Sturmond Tower
Sigil: a golden sun on a field of red
Vassal Houses: Marduch
House Urdan has a reputation for fierceness in battle and an indominable spirit in the face of all opposition. This hot-headedness tends to spill over into most of their dealings. However, while they be quick to anger, they are equally quick to forget, especially when their own tempers were the culprit. Urdan's seat of power, Sturmond, is a well-built stronghold with direct access to major waterways, linking it directly to the holdings of their leige, House Dreigar.
Minor Houses
House Afran
Associated Title: Baron of Gull Harbor
Liege: House Borudh
Current Head of House: Ormund Afran
Seat: Gull Harbor
Sigil: a seagull on a field of blue
A minor House of the Islands, beholden to House Borudh. Like all the Island Houses, Afran has a tradition of seamanship and reliance on the sea. Afran is one of the kingdom's newer Houses, having attained its position by lendin;' great assistance to the Crown in it's dealing with Akarthan privateers. Afran's sigil represents the shores of Gull Harbor, surrmounded by a crown representing their mastery of their isle.
House Aldwyn
Associated Title: Baron of Aldwyn
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Theo Aldwyn
Seat: Aldwyn
Sigil: a golden stag on a field of green
So Theo of Aldwyn was th' most celebrated leader of the Lowborn Militias, and was twice wounded in Balar's Rebellion. Son of a blacksmith, Theo proved capable enough as a warrior and stories spread of his skill and ferocity with a great hammer. Theo has remained true to his roots as a Baron, and is popular with the commoners who now reside under his rule. His sigil represents the wild forests and hunting that have shaped his life. He is one of the four Barons Mendicant.
House Anyeir
Associated Title: Earl of the Rockford
Liege: Argawain
Current Head of House: Thom Anyeir
Seat: Rockford
Sigil: a compass rose on a field of black
A vassal house of the Argawains, House Anyeir has carefully nagivated its way through the thorny relationship between its Liege House and the Crown. The compass rose, the House's sigil, speaks to its history as a family of exploration and cartography. The Anyeirs often send their sons to study for a period abroad, among the teachers of the Three Jewels or west to the Sixlunds.
House Beyran
House Blackshaw
House Brogan
House Buran 
Associated Title: Count/ess of Highmoon
Liege: House Aradin
Current Head of House: Elinora Buran
Seat:Highmoon
Sigil: a golden lion and a fill moon on a field of dark blue
A vassal house of House Aradin, and thus House Morym in its time, House Buran is known for a stong association with the Lady of the Moon and the Druids of the land. The current Lady of the house, Elinora Buran, Countess of Highmoon, is an able and skillful leader and has worked tirelessly to pursue a policy of neutrality in the dealings of the other Houses. As a banner House this has been a far more difficult challenge, but one to which the Countess has risen admirably. Now, 'er house is the one that most deeply loves the wild woods o' the Haft, and her son be well known for wanderin' those woods among its folk.
House Ferrick
Associated Title: Count of Elsforge
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Ulger Ferrick
Seat: Elsford
Sigil: a white lynx's head on a field of red
House Ferrick's holdins lie along the southern side of the Order of the Griffon's holdings in Knightshome, and north from those of its liege, House Windmere in Kalabar. Along this wilder stretch of hilly and wooded land, House Ferrick guards the western edge of more settled lands from the wilder lands leading to the sea. It's sigil, a lynx, represents its sure footed and solitary nature.
House Galdor
Associated Title: Baron of Cockscrow
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Theodric Galdor
Seat: Cockscrow Hall
Sigil: a golden songbird on a field of blue
In days long past House Galdor was a much more noble and powerful family, House Gladen. A series of real bad decisions and hard times completely decimated the family's fortunes, and left it in the poorhouse, and bereft of honor. Finally wiped out in a plague in the late 1700s AS, the fortunes of the House passed to a cousin, who was created Baron of Cockscrow in place of the previous Earldom of House Gladen. In the following century, House Galdor has worked to restore itself to a better position, and is now poised to be one of the up-and-coming minor Houses of the next century, assumin' they can keep their feet straight on th' road.
House Glynn
Associated Title: Earl of Wolf's Rock
Liege: House Rithyr
Current Head of House: Joren Glynn
Seat: Wolf's Rock
Sigil: a wolf's head on a field of green
The holdings of the venerable House Glynn are covered in pine forests, which give rise to the colorin' of the House's standard. A snarling wolf, symbolising the family's seat and its dogged pursuit of its aims, completes the standard. House Glynn is a banner house to House Rithyr, and thus onwards to House Ebethar.
House Gwenyl
House Haleson
Associated Title: Baron of Fellcrow
Liege: House Derthion
Current Head of House: Wil Haleson
Seat: Fellcrow
Sigil: a badger on a field of gray
Notes: Known as 'The Badger' during Balar's Rebellion, Wil Haleson took that animal as his House's sigil. Bein' one o' the Barons Mendicant he 'as proven to be a stern and grim but just lord, treating those living under him as family, and fiercely defending those under his protection. He is also well known for his incredibly loyalty to the Crown; many whisper that this member of the Barons Mendicant has always pined away for Seldhe, who, as Queen, is well beyond his reach. House Haleson makes its fortune from some of the quarries and mines formerly controlled by House Lanthar, which was wiped out in Balar's Rebellion. Rewarded with some of that House's lands, Wil Haleson, First Baron of Fellcrow, has erected a well-built and powerful series of defenses within his land, greatly improving them and becoming closer to House Derthion, a daughter of which he took as wife.
House Hedwyn
Associated Title: Earl of Arborsfell
Liege: House Halad
Current Head of House: Edmon Hedwyn
Seat: Arborsfield
Sigil: a gray tree on a silver field
House Hedwyn is one of the Queen's direct vassal Houses, its lands lying near the capital in the rich belt of the Kingslands. The wealth of the House comes from its agricultural output, which has led to its sigil--a gray tree on a field of silver. Many of the farmers and other peasants within Hedwyn's holdins adhere to much purer, more ancient beliefs concerning agriculture and the Gods. Longest Night, and the harvest festivals, are elaborately observed there.
House Holt
Associated Title: Baron of Blackdeep Bay
Liege: House Windmere
Current Head of House: Willmot Holt
Seat: Blackdeep Landing
Sigil: a green hippocampus on a green field
House Holt is one of the maine families with a long tradition of settlement in and around the Islands. While the other similar Houses have made their fortunes through shipping, especially by participatin' in the affairs of House Windmere, Holt has instead been a house of naval and marine might, known for small and speedy craft and sometime privateering. Rumors of piracy in the ancestral halls of House Holt are widespread, but unproven and largely ignored and unaddressed by the family.
House Hunter
Associated Title: Count of Kaidin
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Reynard Hunter
Seat: Kaidin Hall
Sigil: a white cross on a field of green
House Hunter began as a common house; a little more than a century ago, the Lady Terwin and her party were driven off and lost when a sudden storm came raging down from the Ironfists. Martyn Hunter, the great-grandfather of the current Count of Kaidin, happened across the party. Being well acquainted with the land as he was, and living off it, he was instrumental in saving the Lady and returning her home. His reward was to be appointed a squire to a son of Terwin. He later earned his own knighthood, and a Barony. HIs grandson's efforts earned the family a bump up to lords of a county. The Hunters remain bannermen of House Terwin, but often disagree with the decisions of their lieges.
House of Knights' Rest
House Korbin
House Korentin
Associated Title: Count of Greymoor
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Orrost Korentin
Seat: The Greymoor
Sigil: a mounted knight on a field of green
The White Knight of House Korentin has been a familiar companion of the Brown Bear of House Alens on many a battlefield, and in many a skirmish. Originating as an offshoot of House Alens, Korentin has developed a similar reputation for ferocity in battle and honor in peace. Orrost Korentin is a young man, not yet out of his twenties, and remains yet hotheaded. His father was a capable man, and we're all a-waitin' to see if this rubbed off on 'is son.
House Kylan
House Leolin
Associated Title: Baron of Kells Run
Liege: House Morym
Current Head of House: Ulster Leolin
Seat: Kell's Run
Sigil: a black rooster on a field of gold
House Leolin, well they has a reputation for stern justice and a grim demeanor. They are also known for absolute ferocity when it comes to revenge. This ferocity is matched only by House Leolin's willingness to suffer injury if victory is thereafter certain. The House's standard, a black rooster, is supposed to symbolize their ferocity when fightin', and if ye've ever seen a cockfight ye'll understand.
House Loich
Associated Title: Count of Alastar Isle
Liege: House Borudh
Current Head of House: Wyon Loich
Seat: Alaster Harbor
Sigil: twin white fish on a field of gray
Controlling the whole of Alaster Isle, House Loich is a marine House, making its living from the sea and from trade with the people of the mainland. The wetter, rainier climate of the Islands has made the people of Alaster Isle dour and stoic, but also well-known for lively musical celebrations. Most of the people of the Islands are skilled boatmen; the members of House Loich pride themselves on it. Their sigil, two fish, represent their reliance on the sea. The backing colors of gray and white represent the ocean and its breaking waves.
House Longstaff
Associated Title: Count of Stonefall
Liege: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Edrick Longstaff
Seat: Stonefall Keep
Sigil: crossed white staves and a scepter on a field of lavender
House Longstaff be relatively new to the nobility, having risen to it during the reign of Gendar IV. The House was named for a long walking stick famously carried everywhere by its founder, and not due to any sordid claims made by the House's sons, but they keep claimin' em. As a banner house of the Terwins, House Longstaff is a vigilant one, keeping a watchful eye towards Southern Sen.They are known to have occassional dealings with the Hrogar beyond the kingdom's northern borders as well.
House Lothin
Associated Title: Baron of Fairglen
Liege: House Daithal
Current Head of House: Miles Lothin
Seat: Fairglen
Sigil: a white goose on a field of brown
House Lothin has been a long standing banner house of the Daithals, and thus House Derthion. It's roots in Elbana are very old, and very deep, running back as far as Sothar's day and the birth of the kingdom. It's sigil, a goose, represents its association with river ways and waterfowl. The Lothins are accomplished freshwater boaters and plyers of the kingdom's waterways.
House Lowold
Associated Title: Baron of Steersley
Liege: House Alens
Current Head of House: Gylbard Lowold
Seat: Redhorn Hall
Sigil: a white sheep on a field of green
House Lowold, as its sigil indicates, is a pastoral family, well-known for the quality of the wool it produces (making them competitors with House Korbin), its leather goods, and stoneware. Like all the vassals of House Alens, House Lowold's lands are located in the Reach of Kulain. Their might is less military than some other Houses, but they've remarkable material and logistic support to lend to their fellows.
House Mabon
Associated Title: Earl of Theohen
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Gerard Mabon
Seat: Theohen
Sigil: ripe grapes on a field of red
A House whose weath is in its fields, and especially its vineyards, which produce some fine whites and reds, not that I sell 'em here. I prefer my beers. House Mabon also makes a steady income from taxation along major routes in the kingdom.
House Mael
House Maeleth
Associated Title: Earl of Foxwood
Leige: House Terwin
Current Head of House: Godfrey Maeleth
Seat: Foxwood
Sigil: a fox on a field of purple
Takin' for their sigil the fox of their holding's name, House Maeleth has endured many ups and downs since becoming a noble House several centuries ago. It has frequently backed the wrong sides in major events within the kingdom, often not due to its own choices. During Balar's Rebellion, House Maeleth's vows of feallty to House Terwin drew it into battle on the losing side. This has certainly hurt the House's standing. During peaceful times, however, Maeleth shines, and shows a smooth and sly hand at negotiation and deal-making. While it's relationship with House Terwin appears solid, it's no secret that Maeleth is an ambitious House, and strives to overcome the errors of its past.
House Marduch
Asociated Title: Baron of Tornhill
Liege: House Urdan
Current Head of House: Alan Marduch
Seat: Tornhill
Sigil: a white bull on a field of brown
Strong as a bull, and just as stubborn, I tells ya, the sigil of House Marduch suits its character. The bull is a prominent symbol not only of the House but also o' the local people. The region is well known for the meat and dairy products it sells, and for its wild berries.
House Mared
House Midcliff
Associated Title: Count of Midcliff
Liege: House Argawain
Current Head of House: Ander Midcliff
Seat: Sandford Keep
Sigil: a white and green serpent on a field of red
House Midcliff was once far more prominent and powerful. During the failed Blackford Rebellion, when House Argawain rose up against the Crown, Midcliff supported their lieges zealously. The end of the war brought a cleansing of House Argawain; it’s line was slaughtered and the leadership of the House passed to a cousin of the deceased Duke. Midcliff suffered a lighter fate—the last Marquis of Midcliff was executed, as were his eldest two sons. The holdings remaining to his son were reduced to a county, and Midcliff has remain thus, reduced, in the following years.
House Orayn
Associated Title: Baron of Redwell
Liege: Houae Talfyn
Current Head of House: Matt Orayn
Seat: Redwell
Sigil: an open book and a gray eagle on a field of red and green
House Orayn is noted for its emphasis on learning and lore; so much so that a book is its sigil. To this end it often hosts bards, Druids, and other learned individuals within its halls. House Orayn does not limit its thirst for knowledge to matters of spirituality or history; they are equally keen on tactics, strategy and economics.
House Rikard
House Sharn
Associated Title: Baron of Ashglade
Liege: House Gwilherm
Current Head of House: Joyse Sharn
Seat: Ashglade
Sigil: a white pegasus on a field of sky blue
House Sharn is a small House, a vassal of a vassal. It’s current head is the ambitious and personable Baroness Joyse Sharn, who is applying all her formidable abilities towards the advancement of her House.
House Taleth
House Taymon
House Willard
Associated Title: Count of Yorick
Liege: House Kurdwyn
Current Head of House: Jorin Willard
Seat: Yorick
Sigil: a sheaf of rye on a field of orange
House Willard fancies itself the undisputed brewmaster of Keledon. It may well be right. Willard ales are found throughout the kingdom, and recently have begun to develop an interest in other parts of Amallon. The House is known for a biannual tourney it holds in Yorick on Endless Day.
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