House Do-Dis

Leader- Yu Do-Dis

Great House- House Dinn

Parent House- House Do

Province- Emburn

Economic- House Do-Dis has little direct economic power in the traditional sense. Instead, they operate on muscle, threat, and "protective services." They extract tribute, run enforcement contracts, and are often paid in favors, land shares, or control over sectors of town where tensions are highest. They’re regularly hired by House Do to settle disputes, enforce tax collection, or "escort" nobles to negotiations they were avoiding.

Their economic survival is tightly tied to the continued dominance of House Do. Without their patrons, they’d be warlords at best, criminals at worst.

Military- Do-Dis is military. The house breeds fighters, trains tacticians, and specializes in organized intimidation. Minotaurs form the backbone of their forces, towering brutes trained in formation warfare, street fighting, and siege defense. They are outfitted in heavy armor marked with red horn motifs and often wield warhammers or reinforced cudgels.

They patrol Emburn’s worst districts, maintain "peace" in the chaotic outskirts, and routinely break up Serf uprisings with overwhelming force. Many among the Do-Dis are veterans of proxy wars or old border disputes, giving them grim efficiency.

Culture-

Do-Dis values discipline, loyalty, and strength. Not noble strength, not the refined fencing or elegant war dances of the highborn, but brute power, tactical awareness, and an ability to break problems with minimal delay. They preach a philosophy of earned command: a leader must have fought, bled, and earned the respect of their kin.

Minotaurs dominate the culture, with clan feasts, scar-bonding rituals, and long oral histories passed down through their tales of boasting. Outsiders can serve, but only if they survive the "Knocking" a brutal initiation rite that involves both literal and metaphorical walls to break through.

History- Originally a mercenary band loyal to House Do’s early founders, House Do-Dis was elevated after proving indispensable in defending the family’s first holdings in Emburn. Over time, they were legitimized as a cadet house, though few consider them traditional nobles.

They’ve grown in status since Rae Do’s rise, acting as her shield and hammer. Do-Dis agents are everywhere: guarding ports, standing behind trade deals, or shaking down rivals who stepped out of line.