>>6181024“Well, it was a book, but basically everyone only knows the movie, which is also super old, but then there’s the play-”
“Alright, I get it,” Another Stranger story then, but why?
You refocus, now's not the time. You’re better off using your mental power to remember these house’s specialties. House Bloodgrave is easy; they’re an influential power block in the Kingdom with their hands dipped in most pies on the east side of the Great Lake. Their patriarch, Duke Bloodgrave, is respectable and thought to be a loyal servant of the King, though he spends most of his time managing his vassals. It seems as if the rumored bloody origins of this house have long been lost to history, even if the heir, Percival de Bloodgrave, a close friend of Herman, gave you the creeps.
House Atle is a well-known county on the west side of the Great Lake where, like in the north, the Kingdom is a bit less civilized, though they do not have to worry about clan politics. Their territory is mountainous and known for the many battle-monasteries that reside there. The current Count Atle is known to be late in years, and there are rumors of his incapability, but his heir, Cyrus de Atle, a renowned duelist (Not as good as you, of course), is a stern and taciturn man who seems to be fully capable of inheriting his territory in the near future.
House Gray has about the same territory as House Atle but resides in the north and, as such, has adopted some of the clan's barbarity into it. Their territory is a hotbed for adventurers and mercenaries, and as such, their tithe is much more focused on levies than taxes, which is good, seeing as their matriarch, Countess Gray, cares more about fighting big monsters than actually governing. This is a trait the heir to the territory, Felix de Gray, has seemed to pick up with his hotheaded nature, not to mention his womanizing ways. Shameless bastard. However, due to their similar martial nature, House Atle and Gray have always had warm relations. Many gray-warriors travel to the battle-monasteries of Atle to train after all.
Then there are the two foreigners. Albretch von Herrman is a prince of a foreign kingdom to the southeast across the channel. Its territory is about equivalent to that of Lindan, with a decently similar culture with a few key differences in just about everything, but that is understandable. Lindan has grown unique due to its island nature, while kingdoms on the continent tend to develop differently, but for the most part, they are comparable. Surprisingly, Herrman’s Kingdom puts less emphasis on magic than Lindan's, despite his love for it.
