#furcadia

House Aruzen began as warriors, wielding summoned crystal weaponry and barriers to fight. After a calamity that hobbled their House's magic, they have rebranded to a house of healing and succour.

House Dior has always guarded the western mountain borders of the Stred against the barbarians beyond. Their family specializes in mixing sorcery and swordplay, and their territory's rich gold deposits have let them maintain a powerful army and economy despite the relative starkness of their home.

House Kanzo was the force that brought the feuding states of the Great Houses together under the Treaty of Stred. They act as mediators, with a reputation as fair but unforgiving.

House Menscherfiend is one of the newest inductees to the Treaty, with the abjurer Turan the Breaker winning his Baron title through a Trial of Holding. Some of the other Houses see them as lowly upstarts, unworthy of nobility. Their claim to fame besides the Trial is a pact with Forces Beyond for their magical power.