The Twelve Houses
House | Surname1 | Symbol | Colors | Throne World2 | Successor House | Vassals | Current Head |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andromedes | Andromedae | The Eclipse | White-Gold on Black / Purple | Tion | incumbent | HrM Zelena Andromedes | |
Aquila | Aquilae | The Eagle | Gold, trimmed Black | Livien | |||
Arys | Arietis | The Ram | Black on Red | Abraxin | |||
Corvus | Corvi | The Crow | Black, trimmed White | Gienah | |||
Draka | Drakonis | The Serpent | Green on Black | Eredenn Prime | |||
Eridanos | Eridani | The River | Blue on Gray | Achernar | |||
Koronos | Koronae | The Sword | Gold on Black | Chandaar | Arcturian5 | none | |
Lyra | Lyrae | The Harp | Gold on White | Lianna | Santhe | Valles Santhe | |
Perseus | Persei | The Gorgon's Head | Gray on Black (trimmed Purple) | Corlax 4 | Korr | ||
Sygnos | Sygni | The Swan | White on Blue | Argai | Archon | Eroth Victus Archon | |
Tauros | Tauri | The Bull | Gold on Brown | Desevro | |||
Vela | Velorum | The Ship3 | Green and Gold | Raxus Secundus | Bonteri | Lux Bonteri | |
Volans | Volantis | The Fish4 | Red and Blue | Dellalt |
- 1: When speaking the name of a noble of the house, one uses the Genitive form. For example: Zelena Andromedae is of the House Andromedes
- 2: The original twelve houses cohabitated on Tion, but during the rise of the Tion Hegemony each claimed a Throneworld. Since they have kept these worlds for the majority of Tion's history, it is prudent to list them here.
- 3: House Vela's symbology is a reference to the ''Argo Navis'', the original colony ship that bore the Survivors to Tion.
- 4: Usually portrayed as a marlin or swordfish, because, come on.
- 5: The House of Arcturus succeeded the house of Koronos, and they reigned long until their last monarch, Robeir Arcturian, was slain by the Kingslayer Aeon Korr. According to official propaganda of the Cronese Mandate, the House of Koronos has re-succeeded the House of Arcturus, despite having no current members.
Note:
- Cadinth probably deserves to be a throneworld. It was one of the Four Thrones of Cron, after all.
The Twelve Houses (redux)
- Andromedes, obv
- Aquila, Aquilae, eagle,
- Caelum, Caeli, sky/lightning/cloud,
- Carina, Carinae, ship (Argo Navis)
- Corvus, Corvi (Korr), crow