*** IMPORTANT NOTE:
Unlike other Advantages, Pedigree: Great House (3 Pts)
and Pedigree: Lesser House (1 Pt) are ONLY available to
your character if it was initially built on a maximum
of 5 Advantage Points. This is done for the sake of
continuity: the rulers of Kasuria are not super-furres.
Also, you may NOT buy this Advantage with Advancement
Points later.
***
THE GREAT HOUSES OF KASURIA:
Ayoubis Giovarri Pala
Balsamud Haala Risharrd
Carthamine Kavillaur Sabine
Desdicara Moon Yasmeen
The twelve Great Houses are all between three and six
centuries old. Rules of inheritance are strict, and a child
must be born in wedlock to take the family name. Magical
ability is said to run strongest in the veins of the Great
Houses, who often arrange marriages to members of other Great
Houses for this reason.
The Great Houses are responsible for the "external" affairs
of a land, such as sending merchant-diplomats to encourage
shipping from other counties, and the capitol's defenses. The
King may call for each Great House to contribute troops to
Malgrave's Garrison, and ships and sailors to the Royal
Kasurian Navy. In return, the King's forces keep the peace
and coordinate trade throughout all Kasuria, and protect her
from invasion from other countries.
THE LESSER HOUSES OF KASURIA
Akaba Keung Mundi
Broderick Kithain Paolo
Glissamord Kosani Shalimar
Kelmothand McDagger Sherazi
The Lesser Houses are the allies of the Great Houses. Unlike
the Great Houses, they don't have any Countships, and they
have considerably less influence and wealth.
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A LIST OF GREATER HOUSES
Risharrd
Ruler: Countess Anne ti'Risharrd K'Desdemond Am'Lorren
Heraldic device: Left half of field white, right half of
field red, with a light blue raptor standing in the middle,
facing to the left.
Makeup: Small slender Mustelines; dates back to the Kingdom
of Tellish.
Allied to: House Glissamord.
Kavillaur
Ruler: Countess Kesondra ti'Kavillaur K'Malcom
Am'Conrad Ix'Am'Sarn
Heraldic device: A field of gray, with a thick palm tree
flanked by a white glove on the left and a black glove on
the right.
Makeup: Heavyset Mustelines; dates back to the Kingdom of Tellish.
Allied to House Kelmothand.
Carthamine
Rulers: Countess Gladtail ti'Carthamine K'Symbidia Am'Jake
Count Dragar ti'Carthamine K'Aldric Am'Leejah
Heraldic device: Field blue, with three horizontal yellow
stripes evenly spaced.
Makeup: Lupine/Vulpine (Wolves and Foxes).
Allied to: House Broderick.
Desdicara
Ruler: Count Harrystile ti'Desdicara K'Rovarri Ix'Am'Tanya
Heraldic device: Field dark blue, with a circle of white,
and a dark gold eagle with outstretched wings in the circle.
Makeup: Dogs and some Lupines.
Allied to: House McDagger.
Giovarri
Rulers: Count Niccolo ti'Giovarri K'Montakerri (Mt. A'Kerry)
Countess Reffa ti'Giovarri K'Kosh Ix'Am'Kronin
Heraldic device: Field yellow with a dark red wedge coming
from the top; a white wolf pawprint on the lower half.
Makeup: Dominated by Wolves. The most prestigious Canine
clan.
Allied to: House Keung.
Pala
Ruler: Countess Velamay ti'Pala K'Ralston Am'Londorric
Heraldic device: Field white, with four fat blue teardrops,
their points radiating out from a central point to the
diagonal corners.
Makeup: Rodents, mostly Rats.
Allied to: House Akaba.
Moon
Rulers: Count Dax ti'Moon K'Challis Am'Laylah Am'Ardra
Ix'Am'Corrinthia Ix'Am'Peaches
Countess Felicity ti'Moon K'Sormegar Am'Freddy
Heraldic device: Field black; three yellow crescent moons
point-up in a vertical line, the one at the top larger and
the one at the bottom smaller.
Makeup: Smaller Felines.
Allied to: House Shalimar.
Sabine
Rulers: Count Solomon ti'Sabine K'Sontray Ix'Am'Zendra
Countess Sethla ti'Sabine K'Lithe Na'Kalthyr
Heraldic device: Field blue; a white cross.
Makeup: Felines; originally from P'ree in Frrance.
Allied to House Kosani.
Haala
Rulers: Count Bloodclaw ti'Haala K'Harfang Am'Lessa Am'Dori
Count Gemini ti'Haala K'Spreekle Am'Jordan Am'Sheila
Heraldic device: Field dark brown, with a golden sunburst
in the center over a thin horizontal white line.
Makeup: Lions; ancestors from the Aegyptian Lands.
Allied to: House Paolo.
Ayoubis
Ruler: Count Emirava ti'Ayoubis K'Tranzish Am'Sunmare Am'Dara
Heraldic device: Field dark green, a white tent, like a circus
tent, with a triangular black open doorway.
Makeup: Horses; pride themselves on being "purebreed", and
do not permit members of other races to even enter their
private quarters.
Allied to: House Sherazi.
Balsamud
Rulers: Count Fenwyr ti'Balsamud K'Glasny Am'Lin Ix'Am'Korrin
Count Laslyn ti'Balsamud K'Hurpha
Heraldic device: Field dark red, with a silvery lamp (like a
genie lamp) at the top center.
Makeup: large Felines; reputation for scholarliness.
Allied to: House Mundi.
Yasmeen
Rulers: Count Alnor ti'Yasmeen K'Darvin Am'Dor Ix'Am'Dianna
Countess Yazeel ti'Yasmeen K'Raideth Am'Stephano
Makeup: Equines; famed for their opulent quarters.
Heraldic device: Field rich purple, with five gold balls in a
diagonal line from upper right to lower left.
Allied to House Kithain.
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A LIST OF LESSER HOUSES
Kithain
Makeup: Felines; descended from sea raiders.
Allied to: House Yasmeen.
Keung
Makeup: Tigers; trace their lineage to exiled Taigorian
warlord Jiyarr Keung.
Allied to: House Giovarri.
Allisia
Akaba
Makeup: Equine; descended from Kohazzi nomads.
Allied to: House Pala.
Sherazi
Makeup: Equine; descended from the famous Stallion Malponi
Sherazi.
Allied to: House Ayoubis.
Shalimar
Makeup: Entertainer Mustelines; dates back to the Kingdom
of Tellish.
Allied to: House Moon.
Kelmothand
Makeup: Semi-aquatic Mustelines; dates back to the Kingdom
of Tellish.
Allied to: House Kavillaur.
Glissamord
Makeup: Black Ferrets. Trace their ancestry to the Tellish
Prince Svultan K'Glissamord, called `Golden Eyes'.
Allied to: House Risharrd.
Broderick
Makeup: Canines.
Allied to: House Carthamine.
Richter
Mundi
Makeup: Canines.
Allied to: House Balsamud.
McDagger
Makeup: Rodents, with relatives in Clan McDagger from Eriu.
Allied to: House Desdicara.
Kosani
Makeup: Rodents, mostly Mice; famous as a banking family.
Allied to: House Sabine.
Paolo
Makeup: Oddly enough, a family of Cats and Mice.
Allied to: House Haala.
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TRADITIONAL HOUSE ALLIANCES
These are the traditional alliances of Great and Lesser Houses.
Most of them began as arrangements between the
old-blood/old-money of the Great Houses and the military or
merchanting prowess of the Lessers.
GREAT HOUSES LESSER HOUSES
Ayoubis (Equine)......Sherazi (Equine)
Balsamud (Feline).....Mundi (Canine)
Carthamine (Canine)...Broderick (Canine)
Desdicara (Canine)....McDagger (Rodent)
Giovarri (Canine).....Keung (Feline)
Haala (Feline)........Paolo (Feline/Rodent)
Kavillaur (Musteline).Kelmothand (Musteline)
Moon (Feline).........Shalimar (Musteline)
Pala (Rodent).........Akaba (Equine)
Risharrd (Musteline)..Glissamord (Musteline)
Yasmeen (Equine)......Kithain (Feline)
Sabine (Feline).......Kosani (Rodent)
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MALGRAVE AND THE COUNTIES OF KASURIA
Malgrave the Capital
RULED BY King Constantine the XII
ti'Haala Am'Dillandra Am'Phaedria Am'Cilosia Am'Buttercup
Rightful Ruler of all Kasuria,
COUNTY (CAPITAL CITY) RULED BY
Lithe (Port Payne) House Sabine
Kosh (Kreegor) House Giovarri
Hurpha (Freemarket) House Balsamud
Spreekle (Alkus) House Haala
Aldric (Dragonclaw) House Carthamine
Raideth (Treebore) House Yasmeen
Sormegar (Raffamond) House Moon
Lithe, Kosh, Hurpha, Spreekle, Aldric, Raideth, and Sormegar
are referred to as the Highlands or the Cold Counties. They
are sparsely populated, and poorer because of the shortage of
Raptors. Raptors, Ostrix, and Kiwi don't do very well in
the cold, and Raptors will not lay eggs here.
COUNTY (CAPITAL CITY) RULED BY
Mt. A'Kerry (Skyhaven) House Giovarri
Malcom (Songhigh) House Kavillaur
Glasny (none) House Balsamud
Ralston (Sephion) House Pala
Sontray (Zellis) House Sabine
Challis (Challiston) House Moon
Darvin (Ram) House Yasmeen
Rovarri (Falbert) House Desdicara
Harfang (Zaydore) House Haala
Symbidia (Bannisard) House Carthamine
Desdemond (Saffingwell) House Risharrd
Tranzish (Moorim) House Ayoubis