Active Noble House Index

[DaveM]

Hello! I've decided to generate an index of the active noble houses making CotH aristocratic these days.

I propose the following template, to fill in part or full, at thy leisure:

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[color=#BF0000]House Name:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Descriptor:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Words:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Crest:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Main faction(s) aligned with:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Main Leaders:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Main dealings and assets:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Vision and Goals:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Short Background and History:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Other PC House members:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Other PC House staff:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Restricted information:[/color]

[color=#BF0000]Other Observations:[/color]

Examples and explanations:

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House Name: Like, House Noblename

Descriptor:Two-three words to give a short description of the house, like Foul-mouthed nouveau riche or Arrogant academics or Faithful loyalists

Words: Mottos, sayings, whatever'd be best known, like "Duty before desire." or "We see all." or "Honor, dignity, victory"

Crest: Text descripition or [img]

Main faction(s) aligned with: Like Horde, Stormwind, Church of Holy Light, ThemselvesTry no more than 2-3

Main Leaders: Nobleguy Noblename (NPC), Noblefeller Noblename (PC) ,stick to the very top, mark if PC or NPC

Main dealings and assets: The types of assets and businesses the House holds, like Extensive farmlands and church guardianship or Manufacturing centers and retail or High education and information brokering. Skip the usual manor(s).

Vision and Goals: What the House's outlook is and what it aims to do in the following years.

Short Background and History: As much as you'd like to say about what the House is like and how it became to be as such

Other PC House members: Like Coolgal Noblename, Hotguy Noblename

Other PC House staff: Like Somguy Notnoble (Advisor), Jeeves Commonpants (Butler), Roughy Fellerman (Gameskeeper)

Restricted information: Things only the best investigators or networked upperclassmen would know about the house, things easily publically deniable.

Other Observations:

[Holynexus]

Can anyone roll up a house?

Cause Emma is totally gonna take over the decrepit and dead House Blackstone and CONQUER THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (until Deathwing comes along, then she will trap him in a pokéball)!

[muhaha8]

Nobles are still special profiles, so you'd have to do that first.

Also, Blackstone was and is not a noble family.

[DaveM]

"Wannabe" Families can join the Index as well, just specify it.

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House Name: House Highstride

Descriptor: High Minded Arcanists

Words: "Blessed Arcane, Honored Ambition"

Crest:

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Main faction(s) aligned with: Silvermoon

Main Leaders: Oreollor Highstride (NPC, retired), Dathemar Highstride (PC)

Main dealings and assets: Higher education, magical crafts and retail

Vision and Goals: Desire for a moral, rational and glorious Silvermoon.

Short Background and History: A lower house, Highstride was formed between the joining of Blood Knight and Arcane academia traditions. (more to be added)

Other PC House members: Singerius Highstride (Novalight-aligned), Viridial Highstride (Undercity-aligned), Excellen Highstride (Banished, currently NPC),

Other PC House staff: -

Restricted information: Singerius (also unknown to him) is not Oreollor's by blood.

Other Observations: -

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House Name: House Grayson

Descriptor: Educated Diplomats

Words: "Power to the excellent."

Crest:

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Main faction(s) aligned with: Stormwind, Church of the Holy Light, Warlock Coven

Main Leaders: Jacob Grayson

Main dealings and assets: High education, lumber and mining estates

Vision and Goals: Maximizing the power of any and all that are in their field truly excellent

Short Background and History: House Grayson is a "nexus house" typically having friendly or better relations with factions or houses. They are thus often the diplomats called upon to mediate delicate or high stakes situations.

Other PC House members: Talona Grayson(PC, inactive)

Other PC House staff: -

Restricted information: They do in fact deal with everyone, including the Warlock Coven, Horde factions and even some cultists.

Other Observations: -

[Aadora]

House Name: House Harkov

Descriptor: Lower Class Loyalists.

Words: None

Crest:

Spoiler:

Was so much easier to just put the link. The picture gets on steroids when I put it in here.

http://www.nemzetijelkepek.hu/pictures/o.../Kamut.jpg

Main faction(s) aligned with: Alliance/Stormwind

Main Leaders: Casey Harkov

Main dealings and assets: Small businesses scattered around the city, from clothing to flower shops.

Vision and Goals: To stop the current treatment of the lower class citizens and get them their land back.

Short Background and History: Has been around since before Stormwind fell. Quickly rose back to power with their hidden resources, bringing them out to help with the rebuilding of the city.

Other PC House members: Samantha Harkov

Other PC House staff: Currently Unknown

Restricted information: None

Other Observations: The former leader Thaddeus James Harkov, brother to Casey died about a month ago.

[SachikoMaeda]

Looks fun! I shall contribute.

House Name: House Silverfang

Descriptor: Militant Blood Elven family residing in Quel'danas.

Words: We are the Phoenix rising again, Honor through action

Crest: Unavailable right now

Main faction(s) aligned with: Blood Elves

Main Leaders: Ruibarra and Leron Silverfang

Main dealings and assets: Militant organization called the "Blades". They will mostly offer guards to other Blood Elven noble families.

Vision and Goals: Maintain nobility and honor while protecting the Elven numbers.

Short Background and History: They have been a minor noble house for a long time. When the Scourge attacked, the house was broken. They had not regained their nobility until recently thanks to their dealings with the Novalights and Seregons

Other PC House members: List coming later

Other PC House staff: Xaiden, Salor, Kyran, Volus

Restricted information: Leron's and Ruibarra's ideals and goals for the House and the Blades do not always line up. Leron will carry out his own agenda as he sees fit.

Other Observations: Leron hopes to open a theatre soon. Kyran is Leron's illegitimate son.

[flammos200]

House Name: House Thurandal.

Descriptor: Ecologists, Terraformers, Natural Scientists, Doctors.

Words: "Omnia vincit natura."

Crest: One of Eversong's golden oaks on a green background, trimmed in vines.

Main faction(s) aligned with: Silvermoon. They also have very strong ties to the Farstriders, but the two are not officially allied.

Main Leaders: Liethel K. and Selvaiyn Thurandal. The sisters rule by consensus, both being awarded the same power and being interchangeable in duties and focus. Traditionally, there must always be two rulers of the House at the same time, and never should one rule alone or become dominant.

Main dealings and assets: Current dealings with House Sunsea(plants), House Serynzheri(minor plants, shrubs, bushes, garden arrangement), the Perfume Cartel(plant extracts), the Beverage Cartel(Juices, mainly), The Farstriders(Naturally-grown and planted flora, non-magical medical assistance, Nature magic training), Silvermoon Assassins(Poisons of natural origin), other Noble Houses(typically for the creation of gardens, small forests, and even plants on a case-by-case basis).

Training nature-magic wielders, arcane terraformers, surgeons, geologists, botanists and other practitioners of the natural sciences. Assets include the Thurandal estate, based on the outskirts of Silvermoon, containing four buildings(The Grand Terrarium - an enormous enclosed orchard where trees are grown; It also includes servants' quarters, The Main Hall - where the usual dealings of the House are settled and the Thurandals make their home, The Greenhouse - where smaller plants are grown in large numbers for flowers, fruit, or transplanting, and The Eldest Oak - A gargantuan golden oak, thought to be the first planted on Quel'thalas, with an interior so wide that it is inhabitable, typically used for scholarly pursuits as it also contains a library.), and a few plots of land in Quel'thalas where the climate is more varied and favorable to plant-life than on the Estate grounds.

Vision and Goals: A more natural Quel'thalas; The Restoration of the Ghostlands; The sponsorship of natural arts such as botany, Nature magic, medical pursuits, geology and ecology. Prosperity via the bounty of nature.

Short Background and History: House Thurandal earned nobility when Quel'thalas was founded, thus much of their history coincides with the elven kingdom's. A title of nobility was granted to the first of the Thurandals for being the prime motivator of the Terraforming of Quel'thalas, from an inhospitable, iced-over peninsula, to the lush, warm and everstill environment it is nowadays. Though no Thurandal will claim that their ancestors did it all, records show that at least, their founder came up with the spell that would calm the blizzards and warm the area, if not put it into practice themselves.

Nowadays, millennia later, the old couple of Astrianis and Vanefiria Thurandal have retired from Rulership to live out the remainder of their lives in peace, without the hassle of constantly worrying about the House, and have allowed Liethel and Selvaiyn to rule in their stead, jointly as is tradition.

Other PC House members: N/A aside from Liethel and Selvaiyn themselves.

Other PC House staff: Laedre's deaders. Anyone contracted. And Laedre herself, of course, while under contract.

Restricted information: Liethel is a Necromancer, and overprotective and overaffectionate of her sister.

Other Observations: The House tends to leave its mark through business, not so much through political influence. They have few troops(which are extremely well-trained, though - they mostly rely on Farstrider aid), and many craftsmen and scholars.

[DaveM]

bumpity-bump, I know there are more of you out there!

[Beltharean]

House Name: House Bluethorn

Descriptor: Formed from the union of Houses Redthorn and Blueblood of Alterac, the Bluethorns have claim to much land in the area of Alterac. Their ultimate goal is to not only bring the family name back into circles of Nobility, but to raise Alterac from the grave. Literally.

Words: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici

Crest:



Main faction(s) aligned with: The Syndicate / The Argent Crusade

Main Leaders: Tressian Van Ravenholdt / Annabelle Greene

Main dealings and assets: House Bluethorn acquires its fortune, as it has for many many years, through its extensive vineyards and the subsequent wine that comes from it. It is particularly known for a rose infused sparkling red wine. In the past its fine wines have been laced with poisons aimed for political targets, with high prices on the bottles. In recent times however, their financial assets have also extended out into the acquisition of artifacts magical in nature and origin, as well as tutoring in the arcane.

Vision and Goals: The rise of Alterac via the use of Necromancy, applied through Feudal means; Plots of land, given by the King, come with a set amount of mindless Undead workers controlled by a ziggurat on the plot. The Undead can then be divided further, acting as serfs. This leaves the more intelligent living to seek what fortunes they may, embracing education rather than hard labor.

Short Background and History: House Bluethorn was formed upon the marriage of the heads of Redthorn and Blueblood. Redthorn comes from the lakeside town of Greenburge, and Blueblood from the famed Strahnbrad. The Occupation of Alterac was not kind to either city however, and many of the House’s former luxuries have been destroyed by Strom warriors.

Other PC House members: Annabelle Greene

Other PC House staff: Freelance help that comes and goes.

Restricted information: Tressian generally keeps his agenda secret, for fear that Crusaders will attack him once more. He generally speaks of the House as a simple House, speaking of the Honour that he wishes to restore within it (When he says this, he is not lying). It is however, common knowledge that he is a Necromancer, sanctioned by the Argent Crusade.

Other Observations: Bluethorn has had a recurring opposition by way of the Old God worshipping cults surrounding Greenburge. If one were to visit their Vineyards, they would find a peculiar amount of Orcs working for the Alteracian House. Tressian’s office is a grounded Necropolis that was recently raised into the sky once more; Most affiliated with the Crusade would have access to knowledge of the Necropolis via rumors etc.

[Hexproof]

House Name: The Noble House Wintersun

Descriptor: Initially upper-tier aristocrats, now low-power reformer noble family.

Words: Mutare sicut seaons.

Crest: TBA

Main faction(s) aligned with: Silvermoon City, The Horde, The Shattered Sun Offensive

Main Leaders: Velial Wintersun, Lorenei Wintersun (Deceased), Selphius Wintersun

Main dealings and assets: Direct descendants from original Highborne migrations, the Wintersun household's coffers are what many would definitely refer to as "old money". Though merely a fraction of their former glory, they do maintain a substantial amount. Their primary assets are more social than material, having created a number of newer allies via programs to transfer arcanists and other aid to Outland and Silvermoon refugee relocation systems. Their primary functions currently are information dealing and sale to the battling Silvermoon aristocracy, trying to maintain the social status quo rather than risk cultural instability due to power grabs.

Vision and Goals: Returning Silvermoon to its original glory and setting up permanent footholds in Outland for private Nether research.

Short Background and History: The House Wintersun descends from old Highborne arcanists and similar arcano-scientific minds who gained wealth and standing in the initial founding of Quel'thalas. In their time in existence the house became a major player in the Silvermoon political scene, dictating and vying for power for most of its existence. After a point, the house backed down partially, opting for more stable, though weaker, influence instead of brief stints of dominance. After Silvermoon's fall the house's more philanthropic gestures began, along with a new policy of influence via popularity rather than mere house politics.

Other PC House members: Velial Wintersun

Other PC House staff: N/A

Restricted information: The house does continue to make power grabs, though they're more subtle and tend to be used in attempt to cause minute, favorable changes in Silvermoon trade laws to increase their own wealth.

Other Observations:

[Sol]

House Name: House de la Varre

Descriptor: Cutthroat bankers with an agenda and strong interests in shipping around the world

Words: Hoist The Colours (a reference to their sailing history - now ironically echoed by their rivals in reference to their secrecy and nebulous intentions. Amongst certain circles of Tirasian gentry, 'hoisting the colours' has become an idiom for stating one thing and doing the exact opposite.)

Crest: A traditional Tirasian anchor in forest green, the bottom half stylised to form an elaborate letter V, with two golden falcons cresting either side of it looking east and west. A golden compass star hangs overhead between the two birds. Typically imposed over a white or argent background, bordered with golden embroidery.

Main faction(s) aligned with: Kul Tiras, the Alliance, the Steamwheedle Cartel

Main Leaders: Count Cortes de la Varre (NPC)

Main dealings and assets: A prominent banking house and moneylender with at least a small office in every Alliance-friendly port on Azeroth, they own properties through Kul Tiras (especially in Crestfall) and the South Seas. Notably, they are currently bankrolling the reconstruction of a significant portion of Grand Admiral Proudmoore's fleet on borrowed gold.

Vision and Goals: To secure Tirasian hegemony over the waves and to continuously attain wealth and power towards that end. More quietly, it is Cortes' long-term goal to make a lawful bid for the Grand Admiralcy in a few decades, to wrest the hereditary title from the weakened Proudmoores and elevate his line to royalty.

Short Background and History: Having risen to prominence about three centuries ago during the golden age of Tirasian shipbuilding and exploration, it is said House de la Varre has always been sensitive to changing tides. Fitting, then, that when the goblin cartels ascended and revolutionised world commerce a few decades ago that they have directed most of their interests towards banking, lending, and credit, subsidising shipping the world over where they'd once manned the vessels.

They retain a strong military tradition for distant cousins and third or fourth sons and are considered fiercely patriotic, with most elderly patricians of the family being highly decorated Kul Tiras Marines in retirement. About ten years ago, the previous house head, Armando, withdrew from his position amidst charges of misconduct and was replaced by his brother, Cortes, who steers the house onwards into unprecedented prosperity with steady hands and keen wits.

Other PC House members:
Kadrian de la Varre (disinherited nephew of Cortes, son of Armando)
Andrigo de la Varre (disinherited nephew of Cortes, son of Armando)
Merciara de la Varre (disinherited niece of Cortes, daughter of Armando)

Other PC House staff: Maxwell Pennington (valet, bodyguard and personal killing machine of Merciara)

Restricted information: Armando did not flee with one of his mistresses after being deposed, but is rather being held prisoner by his brother Cortes. The sudden explosion in the house's good fortunes owes to an elaborate pact between Cortes, a secretive warlock, and a nathrezim. The string of suspicious deaths and accidents that struck the house towards the end of last year through the beginning of this year was, in fact, the beginnings of a carefully premeditated vengeance plot on the behalf of a certain niece.

Other Observations: Given their slow and steady decline into obscurity until the emergence of Cortes, Armando's youngest brother, as head of the house, their meteoric rise to commercial and financial prominence in recent years can at best be attributed to a series of fortunate flukes.