House De Vries

The Counts of Mirwood and Lords of Highmont, House De Vries is an exceptionally large and traditional family with members both distant and otherwise found across Westridge. The family is both extremely wealthy and influential. Due to their sheer power and well seated position in higher society and mannerisms, many members of the family are considered stereotypical examples of those ‘born to the purple’. Despite this, the members of House De Vries are known to be fair and reliable in their dealings with others. Honor and chivalry are considered two of the leading concepts behind the house, and members that stray from the righteous path quickly find themselves in less enviable positions.
Members of House De Vries tend to be attractive, healthy, and highly educated. Often dressed sharply and well spoken, these pious nobles set wonderful first impressions and make friends easily with those they deign worth their time. Avid equestrians, members of House De Vries are no strangers to knightly martial prowess and present some of the Duchy’s most prestigious mounted warriors.
House De Vries are seated at a sprawling estate within the city of Vries, that is as well-guarded as it is luxurious.Lords over the Barony of Highmont and the County of Mirwood
== History ==
== Current Status ==
While those of House De Vries are lawful and just, they have a reputation – earned or otherwise – for being vicious in their dealings with outside challenges to their prestige. House De Vries bends the knee only to their Ducal lords and the House of Wrynn itself, and it is considered a grave mistake for any other House to disrespect the Counts of Mirwood. While ambitious enough to demand fair dealings from those above them, House De Vries has no issue with ensuring those below them stay there. The concepts of chivalry do not extend to business and politics, and the De Vries are masterful opponents for anybody seeking to gain an edge against them. House De Vries remains completely loyal to the Montclairs and have never refused or ignored a call from their lords, though they are among the few houses willing to enforce their own rights.
House De Vries is the largest and leading point in a trio of noble houses that form what is known as the ‘Mirwood Triumvirate’, along with House Jolley and House Courland. These three houses intermarry almost exclusively with each other, forming a bond of loyalty and familial relationship that stretches back centuries. House De Vries provides the political leverage and popularity enjoyed by these families within the courts of Westridge and Stormwind.
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