Annum Nobilis

The Annum Nobilis (noble year) is the custom among the nobility of the Virasana Empire to send their children away for a year to live with another family. 
The annum nobilis usually takes place between the age of thirteen and seventeen of any given child. Depending on the rank and means of their family, they can be placed with another family on the same planet, or sent off-planet to another house. In rare cases, a year's training within the church is also accepted, as prominently displayed by Emperor Elisander. 
The tradition has been going on since the Age of Many Emperors, where the exchange of children was also a means of keeping the peace by creating valuable colaterals. But the benefit of a different perspective, networking and creating a sense of independance within their scions kept the tradition alive even in times of peace, and it is now customary all across the empire. 
== Differences among the Houses ==
Naturally, all Houses have slightly different customs when it comes to the annum nobilis: 
* Among the Medina branches of House Kyothari, children are sent away for a year and a day. 
*Kyothari daughters and Cournicova sons are usually sent into the household of their prearranged future spouses.
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