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The youngest of the noble houses in Liminal, the Naiall were once simply a ruling clan of Badlands nomads. Once it became clear that Liminal's decisions might affect their lives, and that they stood no chance of destroying the city, the elders of the nomads gathered the resources of the tribe and bade them journey to Liminal. These so-called "barbarian princes" may only take wives from the tribes, and consider the good of their people first and foremost...or at least, they are supposed to. | The youngest of the noble houses in Liminal, the Naiall were once simply a ruling clan of Badlands nomads. Once it became clear that Liminal's decisions might affect their lives, and that they stood no chance of destroying the city, the elders of the nomads gathered the resources of the tribe and bade them journey to Liminal. These so-called "barbarian princes" may only take wives from the tribes, and consider the good of their people first and foremost...or at least, they are supposed to. | ||
| + | ==The Lesser Houses== | ||
| + | The lesser Houses of Liminal don't wield quite the power of the Great Houses, or are simply cadet branches of one of the Great Houses. | ||
| + | * '''House Keviam:''' A house of merchant-princes, the Keviams come from a line of particularly successful Guildsfolk. While the son of the House's founder did not join the [[Merchant Guilds]] himself, he did use his father's wealth to make a series of devastatingly fortuitous investments, dramatically increasing his family's power. In the span of a few generations, the Keviams were easily the richest among the Houses of Liminal, including the Great Houses. They've never sought overt political power, however, and so remain one of the Lesser Houses. | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 31 December 2012
The seven Great Houses of Liminal are a collection of some of the most powerful noble houses in the known mortal world around Liminal. At least two of them are royal houses, the blood of kings in nations around Liminal. These Great Houses vie for the three seats on the Accord. There are, of course, other nobles represented in Liminal, but they do not have the power and influence that these have. They are:
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House Ylrannin
The royal house of the nation Tamous, to the south of Liminal. Humans, known for their military might and prickly about their honor.
House Bloodwing
A house of dragonborn, established as a noble house by the influence of the House's hidden draconic patrons.
House Caelmont
A noble house in exile from a the kingdom of Almanni, the Caelmonts are considered traitors by their nation of origin. The Caelmonts are known for their charming pragmatism and love of gambling.
House Desiram
A house of local nobility, the human and half-elven Desiram are at least as old as Liminal itself - indeed, older, for they were the local lords before the First Imbrication. They still own most of the lands for many days' ride around Liminal. They have a reputation as schemers who'd like nothing more than to gain full mastery of Liminal once more.
House Redmoon
A house of elven nobles from the nearby Delannwood, the Redmoon elves rarely get along with the fey representatives of Arilan Atrin. They are given to feuds and their mastery of primal magics gives even the wizards of the Keepers pause.
House Taldiress
Another royal house, this time of the great Empire of the Nine to the northeast of Liminal. The Taldiress kings are notorious sorcerer-kings, whose bloodlines are rich with magic. Even those who are not born with the gift are said to be taught to make pacts with terrible entities to help ensure the sorcerous primacy of the Taldiress in the Empire.
House Naiall
The youngest of the noble houses in Liminal, the Naiall were once simply a ruling clan of Badlands nomads. Once it became clear that Liminal's decisions might affect their lives, and that they stood no chance of destroying the city, the elders of the nomads gathered the resources of the tribe and bade them journey to Liminal. These so-called "barbarian princes" may only take wives from the tribes, and consider the good of their people first and foremost...or at least, they are supposed to.
The Lesser Houses
The lesser Houses of Liminal don't wield quite the power of the Great Houses, or are simply cadet branches of one of the Great Houses.
- House Keviam: A house of merchant-princes, the Keviams come from a line of particularly successful Guildsfolk. While the son of the House's founder did not join the Merchant Guilds himself, he did use his father's wealth to make a series of devastatingly fortuitous investments, dramatically increasing his family's power. In the span of a few generations, the Keviams were easily the richest among the Houses of Liminal, including the Great Houses. They've never sought overt political power, however, and so remain one of the Lesser Houses.
